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  • GoPro issues recall of Karma drone, in-flight power loss leads to crashes

    mpantonempantone
    techprod1gy said:
    This type of thing happens when you go outside your area of expertise...
    Yeah, look at what happened to Apple when they started dabbling with MP3 players and mobile phones.
    macgui

  • Wistron building MacBook Pro Touch Bars after original supplier falls short - report

    mpantonempantone
    Nothing new here. Most new Apple products debut with availability issues because of low yields of one or two key components (like a display or custom silicon). Bringing on a second supplier can be prudent to improve availability, and also to drive cost competition between suppliers.

    All of these suppliers ramp up their production over time by improving processes, yield, etc. A lot of components are stockpiled during the production ramp before the product launch, and likely those stocks were depleted. In all cases, the bottlenecks alleviate after a few months.

    It's a likely explanation why Apple staggers the worldwide release dates for many of its products.
    nolamacguywatto_cobra