Cook says chip shortage limits iPad and Mac sales

　　Reading guide：Cook said，Due to chip shortage，AppleMacandiPadSales are limited，This is mainly due toiPadandMacThere is a shortage of secondary chips manufactured using old technologies；But the impact of the shortage on Apple's overall revenue“Lower end than previously predicted range”。



　　7 month 28 Daily News，At the third quarter earnings conference call held today，Apple Inc CEO Tim·Cook (Tim Cook) and CFO Luca·Mesteri (Luca Maestri) All mentioned the supply chain constraints that may affect the performance of the fourth fiscal quarter。This problem is likely to have an impact iPhone and iPad sale。

　　Cook said，Due to chip shortage，AppleMacandiPadSales are limited，This is mainly due toiPadandMacThere is a shortage of secondary chips manufactured using old technologies；But the impact of the shortage on Apple's overall revenue“Lower end than previously predicted range”。Earnings show，Third quarteriPadandMacOur sales are73.7$billion and82.4USD100mn，Analysts expect71.5$billion and80.7USD100mn

　　Mesteri said：“We expect supply chain constraints to be more severe in the fourth quarter than we experienced in the third quarter，Will mainly affect iPhone and iPad。”

　　Despite supply chain constraints，But Apple still expects the fourth quarter to come true“Very strong double-digit percentage growth”，But the growth rate is expected to be lower than that in the third quarter 36%。Apple's share price fell more than 20% after hours on Tuesday 2%。

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