Apple warns of slow iPhone 14 Pro shipments as COVID hurts production in China

Apple has warned that a COVID outbreak in Zhengzhou, China, has impacted production of the iPhone 14 and will mean customers wait longer than anticipated to get their hands on the device. "COVID-19 restrictions have temporarily impacted the primary iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max assembly facility located in Zhengzhou, …

[Updraft102]

It's the Chinese Communist Party that is hurting production, to be clear.

[Pete 2]

A golden opportunity

> "The facility is currently operating at significantly reduced capacity."

Through scarcity comes price rises

[Anonymous South African Coward]

Because of the CCP's zero-covid policy and all that, Foxconn workers fled the factory.

See this YT video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m9DXebls8Bc

Interestingly, Foxconn upped the salary quite a lot in order to entice their workers to stay, but nobody took them up on their offer.

WTF because things in China seems to be escalating towards a bad outcome. Not a good time to be in China right now.

[tmTM]

Warning signs?

How long have people been giving warnings to diversify your supply chain and especially to seek production outside of PRC???

It's been years, no-body has bothered to listen.

[Ideasource]

Iphone fasion

So the existing iPhone will probably get a bit more support rather than being software sabotaged as soon to force upgrades.

Sounds good for existing users.