MacBook, iPad production delayed as supply crunch hits Apple - Nikkei

By Reuters - 08 April 2021 - 10:33

FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019.
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Production of some Apple Inc's MacBooks and iPads has been postponed due to a global component shortage, the Nikkei reported on Thursday.

Chip shortages have caused delays in a key step in MacBook production, according to the report, which added that some iPad assembly was postponed because of a shortage of displays and display components. )

Apple did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment.