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Tim Cook says more memory suppliers may not necessarily mean lower product prices

9to5Mac • Thu, 30 Jul 2026

During today’s conference call, Tim Cook addressed Apple’s mounting memory supply and pricing challenges, but suggested that adding more suppliers may not actually bring product prices back down. Here are the details.

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During today’s conference call, Tim Cook addressed Apple’s mounting memory supply and pricing challenges, but suggested that adding more suppliers may not actually bring product prices back down.

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