Production is gradually restarting in Apple's Chinese factories but the company prefers to remain cautious. She therefore decided to limit the number of device purchases on her online store. This decision concerns most countries in the world including France. You will therefore only be able to order two iPhones and iPads per person in France.For MacBooks, the maximum has been set at 5 copies. However, it is still possible to buy more than two devices in a single order but you will need to change the iPhone or iPad model to do so.
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Apple had also warned investors last February: “While our partner iPhone manufacturing sites are located outside of Hubei province – although all of these facilities have reopened – they are progressing more slowly than we anticipated.»
The same purchase limit was set for the first iPhone
On closer inspection, this initiative therefore seems logical given the difficulties in the supply chainare adults. Many iPhone subcontracting factories have had to close their doors in Asia. Particularly impacted by these problems,Foxconneven had to hastily come up with a bonus system in order to attract new employees to its production lines.
To cope, Apple therefore thought of calling on subcontractorsan Inside. It is an interesting alternative but it is very far from being able to compensate for the longer production times in China.
Individuals should not be too impacted by these restrictions, but they could however hamper developers who purchase in large quantities to allow their teams to refine applications. It is also a way to fight against illegal device resales on the black market.
In the past, Apple had already limited purchases of its products. This was particularly the caseduring the iPhone launch period in 2007. The maximum was again set at two telephones per person.
March 24 update
iPhone production is reportedly on track to return to normal. This is notably indicated by the lifting of the limit on the number of iPhone models purchased in a single order. It is now possible to obtain up to6 iPhone 12all at once, or10 13-inch MacBook Airor more if necessary, same forthe iPad.
