Apple to absorb cost changes for iPad 2 components

Apple has allegedly agreed to absorb any inflation in component costs due to the earthquake and tsunami in Japan, suppliers have told DigiTimes.

The company is pushing a strategy that may give it supply priority over other companies that cannot accommodate the potential cost increases, as suppliers will not have to shrink margins for components used in Apple products.......

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