If there are shortages, it should be just a short term problem. Japan is an incredibly resourceful country and can bounce back from incredible setbacks.
no, it's news.
What Japan is going thru right now is horrific! I can't even imagine being in their shoes especially in the affected areas. Even a possible meltdown happening at this very minute. So if I have to wait for an Apple device longer it doesn't matter the people of Japan need help. They are going thru the wost natural disaster in history & the worst nuclear incident in the world. My heart goes out to Japan. Devices can wait lives cannot.
Poor article. Apple should build some iPad factories in the US, not just in China.
Brain Failure there, or just fail Geography?
China != Japan.
iPads are made in China for the cheap labor.
Please stop applying your morality to my internet.Macrumors, please take this article down now.
Please stop applying your morality to my internet.
Your post came across as confusing/misleading. This is a thread about the parts sourced & produced in Japan.
In addition, if the parts were made in the US, the iPad would double or triple in price to cover the immensely high costs to not only relocate, but have to pay double the amount of staff a higher wage to get the job done. Finally, Apple don't produce the iPads, they pay other companies to mass produce them.
Of course MacRumors cares about Japan. They're just posting Apple news, like they always do. They are in no way suggesting that this is more important or as important as the crisis in Japan, just because this happens to be related to it.They need to pick and choose, what they post.... People who buy apple products know that their products come from asian and possible certain components come from japan and china maybe korea idk.... but macrumors doesn't need to exploit a situation about a SERIOUS WORLDWIDE ISSUE, yes the japan crisis is everyones crisis imho (Many nuclear plants in the usa are built like the ones that failed in japan) that should be a wake up call to be more prepared ... Macrumors, is trying to drive clicks off the back of the japanese people, by advertising some other sites article about japan crisis possible shorting "precious" apples supply. its that simple.... not even apple is doing this...at least apple is helping the efforts....macrumors isn't running a donate to japan on their site, they don't care about japan, just their clicks
No offense to the author, but this article is just poor taste.
Dear MacRumors Friends,
I am a Tokyo resident and went through the worst earthquake I have ever experienced here in the 20 years of being in Japan. Of course, my experience is nothing like that of the people of Tohoku. Immediately after the earthquake, communications were almost only possible via the internet. FaceTime actually was used by myself and my partner to communicate for real for the very first time. Today, there haven't been any aftershocks, but we remain jittery - especially due to the Fukushima situation.
Many have voiced their concern for the taste of this article and there have been opinions both for and against. Although I am not a representative of the Japanese people or in any position of the kind, as someone that has gone through this, I took no offence to the article in the first instance and consider it to be legitimate economic news. Secondly, I am encouraged and highly appreciative of the strong display of concern and sensitivity shown.
By all means, discuss these things. We can't avoid reality and life must go on.
Your sincerely,
One, insignificant individual in Tokyo.
+1 More important things in life. I'll get my order when I get my order.
I know this story wasn't posted to be insensitive, but is this really that important? They just suffered from the 5th-strongest recorded earthquake (at least since record-keeping began around 1900) and a giant tsunami. You can wait a little longer for your iPad.
I guess people are just curious though...
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This is not an article about 1 person wanting an iPad and complaining that they can't get it. This is a story about a multiple-billion dollar company with investors who want to know what's going to happen this year. This is important news for a lot of people.
There is nothing wrong or insensitive about this in any way.
I guess that over the next few weeks there will be shortages and delays to lots of products across many industries, but the Japanese have more important things to deal with for now.
If the iPad is going to experience supply constraints, you have to wonder what will happen to the various competitors to the iPad this year. I would think they would be similarly affected?
You guys want to write the author and ask they take the article down?
If there are shortages, it should be just a short term problem. Japan is an incredibly resourceful country and can bounce back from incredible setbacks.
please stop suggesting that I stop