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iPhone 11 Models Seeing Shortages in NYC
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Apple (and its executives, shareholders, employees, customers) is just one of thousands of companies who benefited enormously, way beyond any other alternative, from the manufacturing and labour skills in China, that Apple can surely weather this current blip. So whiners, look at the complete picture first before mouthing off about China.
Considering the virus can survive on surfaces for a few days, I wouldn't want to buy an iPhone direct from China that was to get here fast, like they do with pre-orders. Next launch will be dicey.
I chose the XR over this, I didn't like the forced use of the second camera, the quality sucks on it.
But now it's more than consumer electronics. It's MOST pharmaceuticals we rely on. (see China Rx book)
That’s the storyline of an early The Simpson’s episode 😅 though it was Japan
Yes, the virus will be prevalent worldwide by 2021. Likely even sooner. It will be the same as influenza; available everywhere. While this sounds doom and gloom, all it does is turns off all of the travel bans. Why ban travel if something is already everywhere?
Regarding your comment about supplies being constrained, I’m sorry to say China is now back to work at a 95-99% rate. All of the news currently is about the rest of the world going offline for the near future.
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huh? Apple factories have been back to work for weeks now. This shortage will be replenished in no time.
Only dictatorship communist country can provide that opportunity for capitalistic economies! 🤣🤣🤣
Yeah - they had to limit them to four per customer at one point.
yes,,, we want out gadgets
It is if we keep getting exports. Apple can say all they like manufactured elsewhere,but if it "assembled" in China, it doesn't matter what they say.
It is if we keep getting exports. Apple can say all they like manufactured elsewhere,but if it "assembled" in China, it doesn't matter what they say.
I totally agree. The majority can wait and hold off except for those whose phone no longer works or got lost/stolen. There is no need to panic and just have to be patient and ride out this COVID-19 outbreak. None of us nor the newspaper have access to the inventory in NYC but I decided to do a quick scan of the availability which shows most models/colors/memory storage are in stock in most of the stores if I were to pick up today.
This is just not true. For example our subsidiary company in China is closed for several weeks. The roads in Peking and Shanghai are empty. As proof look at NASA pictures concerning pollution in China.
BTW we sell our products in China (our biggest market) at the moment in a quantity of: zero, nothing, nada.
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If this were any other Apple product, people would be using this info to claim that a new version release is imminent.
It's almost as if an epidemic has affected Apple's ability to do business in more ways than one. 🤔
I was referring to dependency and potential inability to function without our first world gadgets. But I am sure you knew that.
I did XS Max & 11 Pro Max very discounted prices (in my place off shelves with warranty). Buying iPhones during release is a bank robbery for your wallet! When dust settles, when you get to see reviews, it’s issues etc better get one imho