Apple petitions Trump administration to buy Mac RAM from blacklisted Chinese supplier amid memory crisis
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Malcolm Owen
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Apple has petitioned the Trump administration for permission to buy Mac RAM chips from a blacklisted Chinese supplier, aiming to alleviate price pressures from the global memory chip shortage. The tech industry is grappling with rising manufacturing costs due to high demand for memory chips, and Apple is passing some costs to consumers while seeking alternative supply solutions.
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· 3 pulledApple has petitioned the Trump administration to allow it to buy Mac RAM chips from a blacklisted Chinese supplier, to ease the price pressure caused by the global memory crisis.
The tech industry is continuing to struggle with keeping the cost of manufacturing low due to the ongoing demand for memory chips.
While Apple is also affected and now passing down the costs to consumers, it's still trying to find ways around the problem.
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