Apple warns of future 'supply constraints' for Mac, iPhone, iPad
Sales of those products grew 22% and 25% respectively during the June quarter.Earlier this year, Apple said its iPhone 17 was so in demand that its launch was the biggest in the company's history. "This is not a regular supply issue, it's a demand forecast issue to be candid," Cook added. "We've got a quarter ahead where we'll be scrambling on the supply side."Apple also noted that its gross margin, or the amount of money it keeps from every sale, was 2% larger than it otherwise would have been during the last three months because of tariff refunds.
- ▪Sales of those products grew 22% and 25% respectively during the June quarter.Earlier this year, Apple said its iPhone 17 was so in demand that its launch was the biggest in the company's history.
- ▪"This is not a regular supply issue, it's a demand forecast issue to be candid," Cook added.
- ▪"We've got a quarter ahead where we'll be scrambling on the supply side."Apple also noted that its gross margin, or the amount of money it keeps from every sale, was 2% larger than it otherwise would have been during the last three months b
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Apple warns of future 'supply constraints' for Mac, iPhone, iPadImage source, EPAImage caption, Apple CEO Tim Cook is this year being replaced in the role by John Ternus.ByKali HaysTechnology reporterPublished4 minutes agoApple spooked Wall Street on Thursday with a warning it would likely take a "significant" hit from expected supply constraints for some of its popular products.Shares in the company fell in after- hours trading by more than 7%, even as Apple showed a 16% increase in revenue to $109b (£81b) thanks in part to unexpectedly high iPhone sales, and a 26% increase in profits to $29b.Outgoing chief executive Tim Cook said while certain supply constraints had already shown up this year with the availability of Mac computers, that was expected to worsen.
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