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> Have you tried to buy a PlayStation 5 or an Xbox Series X? Good luck, they’re still hard to get. No one can produce enough chips. The same goes for automobile
by plorntus 5y ago
> Have you tried to buy a PlayStation 5 or an Xbox Series X? Good luck, they’re still hard to get. No one can produce enough chips. The same goes for automobiles. Automakers have had to choose between producing cars with fewer features or not making them at all.
> Apple hasn’t had this problem. You can walk into an Apple store right now and pick up an iPhone 12 or an M1-based Mac.
I feel like this is only true right now because Apple already had this problem last year. I recall trying every store around me to get an iPad Pro, they were always out of stock with no indicator when they will get them. It was only possible to get one a month before the new one came out.
- sneak 5y agoApple currently seems to be bottlenecked on staff; you can't simply walk in to a store and immediately buy an iPhone right now either, you have to make an appointment in advance. (I tried twice in the last 30 days and failed both times.)
- nojito 5y agoThey don’t want you buying things from the store. They have been pushing people to buy and pickup for the past few years.
- novok 5y agoSo bottlenecked on purpose :p
- ThePowerOfFuet 5y agoIf you're shopping for an iPhone, why not simply buy one online instead of going into a store where you know an appointment is required?
- sneak 5y agoYou can't buy online with cash, or with any method not linked to strong identity in the USA thanks to BSA and PATRIOT. Any method other than cash (with a mask - Apple stores use face recognition cameras) links your phone serial number to the payment card forever.
- ThePowerOfFuet 5y agoI see you haven't taken the time to read Apple's privacy policy, as well as their law enforcement documentation outlining what they are able to provide even with a court order.
- jonathantf2 5y agoWhy would you care about buying an iPhone anonymously when you're more than likely to use face recognition to unlock the device and sign in with your Apple ID, linking your phone's serial number to your address, payment info etc anyway?
- gardaani 5y agoA week ago Tim Cook said that the chip shortage will start affecting iPhone sales. So, Apple will have exactly the same problem as others. https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-chip-shortage-supply-constraints-2021-7?r=US&IR=T https://www.businessinsider.com/apple-iphone-chip-shortage-s...