Apple has already jacked up its Irish prices after announcing global increases last night
Apple has increased prices for several hardware products in Ireland, citing rising memory and storage costs driven by AI data center demand. Microsoft also announced upcoming global price hikes for its Xbox consoles due to similar component cost pressures.
Why it matters
Rising component costs for AI infrastructure are beginning to impact consumer electronics pricing, signaling a potential trend of hardware inflation.
APPLE IS RAISING prices for its MacBook computers, iPad tablets and other products, citing spiralling memory and storage costs sparked by the rise of AI.
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