The Chip Shortage Slams Into Apple at the Worst Possible Time

Inside An Apple Inc. Store As Apple Begins Selling New M1 iPad Pros and iMacs — Photographer: Brendon Thorne/Bloomberg

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October 31, 2021 at 2:00 PM EDT

Apple had seemingly avoided the chip shortage for months, but the company’s fortunes have now changed. Also: Get a glimpse of Meta’s upcoming rival to the Apple Watch, and plans for Apple’s mixed reality headset come into focus.

Tim Cook was a bit defensive.

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