Apple Can’t Keep Up With Orders, Will WWDC Launches Be Delayed Too?
Shipments of Apple products are beginning to stretch further and further out, indicating Mac and iPad supplies are low. With Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference coming soon, it calls into question whether Apple will announce new products and, if it does, how long it will take before the devices can be ordered and shipped.
Apple seemed to be largely unaffected by the global pandemic in 2020 and sailed through 2021 with few issues. The massive technology company that is best known for the iPhone has famously strong supply chain logistics. With the purchasing power that comes from being the manufacturer of some of the most popular products globally, Apple enjoys priority with many suppliers.
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In Bloomberg's latest PowerOn Newsletter, Mark Gurman shared a long list of Apple products. Each is said to be running low on supplies, leading to delays in shipping. Apple's latest tablets, the iPad Air and iPad Pro, might not ship until June if ordered today. The 13-inch MacBook Air and older Mac Pro have also been pushed into June. Store availability is limited as well. The problem is even worse with other products. The 2021 MacBook Pro in 14 and 16-inch sizes have shipping dates as late as early August, two months out. Apple Pro Display XDR and iMac are also pushed to early August. Apple's most powerful computer and the new display introduced alongside it, the Mac Studio and Studio Display, might not ship until late August, a three-month wait. Apple has acknowledged shortages. However, the full scope of the problem is surprising.
Given the shortages of current products, can users expect the new products Apple launches at the Worldwide Developers Conference beginning
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