U.S. Commerce Secretary warns Apple against buying Chinese memory
Apple's memory woes are continuing, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has urged Apple not to buy Mac memory chips from Chinese suppliers, despite the continuing supply crisis. CMXT is rapidly becoming a major player in memory - image credit: CXMT Apple has been testing memory chips from the controversial CXMT as a way to ease the current global chip shortage . However, the politically sensitive move has now led to a warning from the Trump administration, delivered by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday about the warning to avoid purchasing Chinese chips. Following a tour of the new Apple Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, Lutnick told the media, "The Trump administration is not in favor of that." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Apple's memory woes are continuing, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has urged Apple not to buy Mac memory chips from Chinese suppliers, despite the continuing supply crisis. CMXT is rapidly becoming a major player in memory - image credit: CXMT Apple has been testing memory chips from the controversial CXMT as a way to ease the current global chip shortage . However, the politically sensitive move has now led to a warning from the Trump administration, delivered by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday about the warning to avoid purchasing Chinese chips. Following a tour of the new Apple Advanced Manufacturing Center in Houston, Lutnick told the media, "The Trump administration is not in favor of that." Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums
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Apple's memory woes are continuing, as Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has urged Apple not to buy Mac memory chips from Chinese suppliers, despite the continuing supply crisis.
CMXT is rapidly becoming a major player in memory - image credit: CXMT Apple has been testing memory chips from the controversial CXMT as a way to ease the current global chip shortage .
However, the politically sensitive move has now led to a warning from the Trump administration, delivered by Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.
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