The memory shortage shaking Apple and Microsoft is 'existential crisis' for smaller players

Apple and Microsoft are raising prices on key devices to offset soaring memory costs, signaling margin pressure across the consumer electronics supply chain. The article says smaller electronics companies are in dire straits, implying more acute cost stress and potential competitive disadvantage. Overall, the piece points to inflation-driven input cost headwinds rather than a demand upside.

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Apple and Microsoft are raising prices on key devices to offset soaring memory costs, signaling margin pressure across the consumer electronics supply chain. The article says smaller electronics companies are in dire straits, implying more acute cost stress and potential competitive disadvantage. Overall, the piece points to inflation-driven input cost headwinds rather than a demand upside.