Apple Drops 7.4% Again — Has Memory Shortage Hit MacBook?
Apple closed down 7.35% on Friday, fully absorbing its post-earnings after-hours selloff, making it the only mega-cap to suffer a sharp decline on the day. What unnerved markets most was a supply chain warning turning into reality: reports indicate the global memory shortage has begun affecting the MacBook Air product line, while Cook had already flagged supply constraints would weigh on this quarter's revenue. With memory costs shifting from an accounting concern to a product-level constraint, how long can Apple's gross margin hold?