Delayed deliveries or lack of stock on products Apple top has become a habit. 2-3 years ago, to buy almost any product Apple, it was enough to go to a Apple Store or to order online, and in maximum 5 days we had the desired product. It wasn't a problem that I couldn't find one in stock Apple Watch Stainless Steel the newest series or a MacBook Pro, more than half a year after eating. The exception was always the new iPhone model, in the first 2-3 months after the launch, when the demand was very high, we hit "out of stock" or long delivery times. Out of stock.
With the COVID pandemic, major problems have arisen for all manufacturers who havepins the semiconductor market and especially the factories in China. There have been delays for weeks or even months in the delivery of components, and the global car industry has not been hit by this global crisis. Several car factories have had their production suspended due to a lack of semiconductors.
Why do we find a lack of stock for products Apple top or pre-orders with long delivery time?
Neither company Apple was not exempt from these shutdowns and reductions in production of component factories in China. Incidentally on all products Apple It is specified: "Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China“. Almost all device components Apple and their assembly takes place in China, even if the quality and design standards are the same Apple.
Although much of the world seems to have completely forgotten about the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of 2022 and relaxed the restrictions or even removed them, China pursues a very strict and exaggerated policy in apintake many. Thus, since the beginning of the year, severe restrictions have been placed and lockdown in Shanghai, an industrial city with almost 25 million inhabitants.
These interruptions and lockdowns in several major cities in China where there are factories that work for Apple, have automatically led to a much smaller number of units produced than the market demand.
This is how it is for a MacBook Pro purchased in early May, 2022, delivery time in Apple Store is July 11, 2022. That is almost 2 and a half months waiting to be delivered.
It is a little paradoxical that all over the world, products that are very difficult to find in stock or have long delivery times are the most expensive. For example, if you want to buy a Apple Watch Series 7 Stainless Steel you have to arm yourself with a lot of patience and have a little luck. At least in Europe, for this model Apple Watch there are pre-orders and very long delivery times.
We find the same problem with "lack of stock" or pre-orders with a long waiting period in many models. MacBook Pro si iPad Pro 2021.
The new models will be presented in September - October iPhone 14. Most likely, we will have to be very lucky to come into their possession this year. They will certainly be hard to find in stores, despite the rather high price.
