Given the number of products that Apple sells, we guess it isn’t surprising that they require a lot of components from various suppliers and manufacturers to help build their products. Well it seems that in 2015, Apple could be buying up a huge chunk of DRAM, at least that’s according to an analyst.
According to Avril Wu, the assistant vice president for DRAMeXchange, it seems that they believe that Apple could be buying up as much as 25% of the world’s DRAM supply. As it stands, it appears that Apple already buys as much as 16.5% of the world’s DRAM supply, but with new products like the new iPhones and the Apple Watch, that number is expected to increase dramatically by this time next year.
Apparently this is a strategy employed by Apple to not only ensure that they have enough components for their products, but at the same time leaving not much left for the competition, which in turn means delayed or limited supplies. In fact this seems to be a tactic employed by Apple in terms of shipping as well.
In any case it is also a sign of confidence from Apple who seems to believe that they will be able to sell that many iPhones and Apple Watch devices by this time next year. The Apple watch has yet to be released, but given the amount of iPhone 6 and 6 Plus units have sold in its opening weekend alone and an estimated 10 million Apple Watch units to be sold in 2015, we suppose they could justify their demand.
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