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Supply chain consolidation. Supplying newly manufactured iPads with chips no longer in production isn’t really a winning strategy. Honestly it’s a bit surprisin
by evilduck 2y ago
Supply chain consolidation. Supplying newly manufactured iPads with chips no longer in production isn’t really a winning strategy. Honestly it’s a bit surprising they didn’t just jump to M4s since the iPad Pros debuted with that about a year ago.
- 42772827 2y agoI believe the “you” in the “you’d” that the comment refers to is the customer, and the customer certainly doesn’t “need” supply chain consolidation.
- evilduck 2y agoI mean, as a potential customer “you’d” probably like to be able to buy the product announced. Fitting new products with A15 or M1 chips that aren’t in production anymore will impact the ability to buy one unless Apple is sitting on a big stockpile of unused chips.