An iPhone as a Christmas present – this wish, which requires a financially strong Christkind for a price of more than 900 euros, could remain unfulfilled for many Apple fans this year. You have to be prepared for a shortage, especially with the luxury models of the iPhone 14 Pro and Pro Max.
A processor developed in the US and produced in Taiwan, a camera from Japan, a screen from South Korea, protective glass from the US and a battery from China: the iPhone shows the globalized economy and the dependence on suppliers and partner companies as hardly any other product . The manufacturer does not even own the factories where it is assembled. Outsourcing production has long been a successful strategy. But this time, Apple’s calculations are wrong. The backgrounds.
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