Applereason 02 of 4it makes it for less than anyone else canderived 2026-09-08accession 0000320193-26-000020
Apple's $57 billion in near-term manufacturing commitments and reliance on custom single-source components reflect purchasing scale that locks in capacity and yields pricing leverage that smaller competitors cannot replicate, but this same concentration creates operational risk if supply is disrupted.
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It held on this filing. No finding was written because nothing in it bore on the reason — the sentences it was read against are below.
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the claims it rests on
“The Company currently obtains certain components from single or limited sources”
“The Company's new products often utilize custom components available from only one source”
“When a component or product uses new technologies, initial capacity constraints may exist until the suppliers' yields have matured or their manufacturing capacities have increased”
“As of June 27, 2026, the Company had manufacturing purchase obligations of $57.0 billion, with $56.2 billion payable within 12 months”
what it was checked against
supply constraints and component cost pressures
“The Company is experiencing a period of supply constraints and increasing costs for components driven by factors such as industry supply-demand imbalances for components, including advanced semiconductors, storage (NAND) and memory (DRAM).”