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After Japan's Quake, Taiwan Helps Fill iPad 2 Supply-Chain Gaps

Posted by timothy on from the evil-violent-capitalist-oppressor-invaders-from-cupertino dept.

RedEaredSlider writes "Like many device manufacturers, Apple cannot seem to escape supply concerns in the wake of the ongoing crisis in Japan. The company is hoping that AU Optronics will fill the void left by companies like Hitachi and Toshiba, both of which have been affected by the series of disasters that have rocked Japan. Damage to many factories from the earthquake and an ongoing nuclear disaster has disrupted supply chains and caused large slowdowns in production of vital electronic components."

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  1. HypotheNews Theorem by srussia · · Score: 4, Funny

    Between two hot stories, there is an angle, no matter how obtuse.

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    Set your phasers on "funky"!
  2. Oh stuff it by Sycraft-fu · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The world does not stop because of a disaster. We don't all quit what we are doing just because something bad happens. Companies still need to keep selling their stuff, the world economy needs to keep moving.

    Further, one of the things Japan needs is for their stuff to be in demand, so they can get their industry up and running again and make money to help pay for the cost of all this.

    1. Re:Oh stuff it by MozeeToby · · Score: 4, Insightful

      If the world economy stops moving you get people losing their jobs and their homes, and eventually going hungry on the streets. It doesn't matter if you have the most ethical company in the world, they aren't going to be able to keep paying their employees if they aren't selling their products.

  3. What about quality? by jackd · · Score: 5, Interesting

    This could easily have extended consequences for the quality of the devices that are put in the market over the next 1-6 months. New possibly untested stopgap suppliers, providing technology condensed sensitive parts. This won't just affect Apple, many manufacturers will get hit by this. Would be interesting to see stats for returns from some of these companies over the next few months.