I was on the phone with sweetwater which is where I ordered mine from and they told me the same thing yesterday.
They recieved a shipment yesterday but it was not big enough to cover my order when the rep said "We are getting smaller batches then usual because the chips are made in Japan."
Is it true? no idea, not that I care, he said it will be here by April 30th which is the date they said when I placed my order so no spilled milk on this end just thought it was interesting he would openly say that.
I wish Apple products were made in Japan instead of being made by exploited and almost slave-like labor.
I ordered from sweetwater too about 3 weeks ago but did not get any words from them.
I wish Apple products were made in Japan instead of being made by exploited and almost slave-like labor.
Pure speculation. Fact:
https://www.macrumors.com/2011/04/2...mates-drop-to-1-2-weeks-in-several-countries/
Do you know just about every single piece of electronics is made in China?
Apple doesn't run those companies.
Getting better, that's true. I can get again my daily natto. But in the impacted area are still cycling power outages and the supply chains for some factories are not back to normal. See the news on Sony, Canon and car companies.That's lame.
Meanwhile, here in Japan, it's business as usual in all but the most affected region.
I would gladly pay $50-$ 100 more for an iPad made here in the US.
This love affair with Chinese manufacturing needs to end eventually. Quality control is becoming more and more of an issue.
Getting better, that's true. I can get again my daily natto. But in the impacted area are still cycling power outages and the supply chains for some factories are not back to normal. See the news on Sony, Canon and car companies.
But I also wonder why we don't hear any word about a release to Japan on iPad2. Ok, sales might be down a bit but I'm sure it would still sale like everywhere else.
Ganbatte Nippon