Vietnam in Covid-19 pandemic grip: Apple iPhone 13 wait gets longer
Buyers of Apple’s new iPhone 13 face longer-than-expected delivery
times because of a wave of Covid-19 infections in Vietnam, where components for
the device's new camera module are assembled, Nikkei Asia said.
The disruption, which could ease as soon as mid-October, is linked
to a constriction in supplies of modules for the phone's four models, as a
significant number of components are assembled in Vietnam, it said, citing
people familiar with the matter.
Several users and Apple’s partners, such as Verizon Communications
Inc and Best Buy, have highlighted delays after pre-ordering began in September
due to a shortage of supply and high demand, with analysts warning of one of
the longest waiting times for the phone in recent years.
Apple relies on more than a dozen
factories that manufacture components in Vietnam, which has been grappling with
a rise in infections since April, mostly in its business hub Ho Chi Minh City
and neighbouring industrial provinces.
Google cites Apple in
EU court defence
Payments to phone makers to pre-install only Google Search
on their devices were not aimed at preventing competition but were necessary
for Android to seize market share from Apple, Google told
Europe's second-top court on Wednesday. Google was addressing the General Court
on the third day of a week-long hearing as it tries to get judges to dismiss a
record ^4.3-billion ($3.7 billion) EU antitrust fine and a European Commission
order to loosen its search engine grip on Android devices.
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