As expected, Apple has to bracket now the increase in the price of components for the iPad 2 tablet due to the earthquakes in Japan. Several manufacturers of components for iDevices that are based in Japan have been forced to raise prices for their own products following the recent earthquakes in Japan. In order to maintain a constant flow of components, Apple has agreed to pay a higher price for components, all with the idea of not interrupting the production of iPad 2 tablets. about an insignificant increase.
Although Japan's power brownout policy is seriously affecting the operations of Japan-based upstream component makers, causing related upstream components to see price rises, since Apple has agreed to absorb all the additional costs in exchange for smooth shipments, Apple's upstream component suppliers, which purchase components from Japan, are expected to see their profitability undamaged in the short term, according to sources from upstream component makers.
Under these conditions, the prices of the iPad 2 tablet will remain the same because Apple has where to pay the new cost of the components considering that the difference between the production cost and the cost of selling an iPad 2 tablet is quite large. Apple's partners will end up producing no less than 4 million iPad 2 tablets monthly starting in April and it is estimated that production will increase until the middle of this year.
