The word "cost" seems to be everywhere these days, especially in the consumer electronics sphere, where it's on the verge of adopting the hallowed status of an axiom. And worryingly, even Apple appears vulnerable now, particularly if the latest Weibo-sourced tidbit on the base iPhone 17's production lines pans out. Apple had previously reduced some base iPhone 17 production lines by 15 percent, but has since then escalated that curtailment to a whopping 33 percent amid escalating cost pressures According to a machine-translated version of the most recent Weibo post by the tipster Fixed Focus Digital, Apple has curtailed some […]

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