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Presumably because semiconductor manufacturing has massive setup costs, so changing anything in the middle of a production run is likely to be uneconomical. But an assembler can simply switch parts or suppliers.

Well the supplier and the manufacturer are the same for Micron. They wouldn't screw themselves over. That's illogical.

the issue at hand was using cheaper fabrication for lesser quality parts.

micron/crucial could still do this.

this is all about saving money once the reputation of a model has been established.

PNT's other choice is to pay more for better quality NAND or controllers and then pass the cost along to the consumer.