If we didn’t have enough with the COVID-19 pandemic, in 2021 we learned a new word: microchips. A global shortage that is crippling the tech industry at a time when there is a global fear for all the changes we are undergoing in our lives. There has been talk of delays in the launch of the iPhone 13 because of these issues but there were quite a few units at launch, yes the The delay is becoming obvious and there are already those who say that the supply will not match the demand until next February.
And is that although as we tell you there was supply at launch, Tim Cook claimed there were production issues due to a shortage of components. Right now we have a wait time of about a month, and precisely that time is not that long as Apple has tried to isolate itself from these issues by designing its own chips and “paying for them. ” more expensive. But the truth is that the issues are affecting all of their devices … and Tim Cook has also confirmed that these supply issues they assume the company $ 6 billion in losses.
There is optimism and, as they say, a report of Digitimes confirms that next February will stabilize supply and demand