Supply chain problems threaten Apple's record sales

When Apple announced that iPad sales topped the 2 million mark less than 60 days after launch date, one major financial analyst promptly projected sales of 6.2 million for 2010. Yet the analyst acknowledged that sales could be lower than that if Apple keeps suffering from iPad product shortages, a problem which some supply chain experts now pin on both a particular bottleneck in iPad touchscreen manufacturing and generally tight supplies across the electronic components industry.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs proudly delivered news of the latest sames milestone on May 31, just two days after Apple started shipping iPads into international markets, including Canada, Australia, Japan, and six European countries.

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