23.03.2011 20:11 Uhr, Quelle: The Unofficial Apple Weblog

Apple could agree to component price hike to secure touch screens

Contending with seemingly insatiable demand for its new iPad 2, Apple is pondering paying higher prices for touch panel components, according to a report from DigiTimes on Wednesday. Manufacturers in Taiwan claim Apple is more open to certain price hikes during negotiations as the California company tries to secure a sufficient supply of components for its popular touch screen products. Higher component prices, in the short term, will shrink Apple's gross margins on three of its hottest selling products: the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. But securing

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