Delayed deliveries or lack of stock of top Apple products has become a habit. 2-3 years ago, to buy almost any Apple product, it was enough to go to one Apple Store or to place the order online, and in a maximum of 5 days we had the desired product. It wasn't a problem that I couldn't find an Apple Watch Stainless Steel, the newest series, or a MacBook Pro in stock, more than half a year after the purchase. The exception was always the new iPhone model, in the first 2-3 months after the launch, when the demand was very high, we hit "lack of stock"Or long delivery times. Out of stock.
With the COVID pandemic, major problems have arisen for all manufacturers who depended on the semiconductor market and especially on the factories in China. There were delays of weeks or even months in the delivery of some components, and the car industry was not hit by this global crisis. Several car factories had their production suspended due to the lack of semiconductors.
Why do we run out of stock for top Apple products or pre-orders with a long delivery time?
Even the Apple company was not spared from these shutdowns and reductions in the production of component factories in China. Moreover, on all Apple products it is specified: "Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in ChinaAlmost all the components of Apple devices and their assembly takes place in China, even if the quality standards and design are Apple's.
Although most of the world seems to have completely forgotten about the COVID-19 pandemic in the first half of 2022 and have relaxed restrictions or even eliminated them, China has a very strict and exaggerated policy in the opinion of many. Thus, since the beginning of the year, severe restrictions have been imposed and lockdown in Shanghai, an industrial city with almost 25 million inhabitants.
These interruptions and lockdowns in several important cities in China, where the factories that work for Apple are located, automatically led to a much smaller number of units produced than the demand on the market.
This is how it is done for one Macbook Pro bought at the beginning of May, 2022, delivery date in Apple Store it is July 11, 2022. That means almost 2 and a half months of waiting for it to be delivered.
It is a bit paradoxical that all over the world, the products that are very difficult to find in stock or have long delivery times are the most expensive. For example, if you want to buy a Apple Watch Series 7 Stainless Steel you have to arm yourself with a lot of patience and have a little luck. At least in Europe, there are pre-orders and very long delivery times for this Apple Watch model.
The same problem with "lack of stock" or pre-orders with a long waiting period is also found in many MacBook Pro and iPad Pro 2021 models.
In September - October, the new iPhone 14 models will be presented. Most likely, we will have to be very lucky to get their hands on them this year. They will certainly be hard to find in stores, despite the rather high price.
