Having gone through an unprecedented drought of new models in 2023, the iPad has already gained new versions of the Air and Pro in 2024 (and seen a corresponding bump in sales). And it looks like there’s more where that came from.
Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, a tech pundit and leaker with a considerable following and decent predictive track record, claimed in a post Monday on X (formerly Twitter) that many Apple stores are currently experiencing stock shortages for the current iPad mini “in several configs.” Given the famously efficient nature of Apple’s logistics operation, such a widespread breakdown in supply–affecting multiple versions of a device at multiple locations–is often a sign that the company is deliberately winding down production ahead of the launch of a new model.
Read more at Macworld.com