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Tom’s Hardware
Tom’s Hardware
Technology
Hassam Nasir

Apple reportedly lobbies Uncle Sam for access to Chinese memory chips — tech giant allegedly wants to buy from blacklisted CXMT

US President Donald Trump listens to Apple CEO Tim Cook speak during an American Technology Council roundtable at the White House in Washington, DC, on June 19, 2017.

As the ongoing component crisis worsens, even the biggest companies are no longer shielded. Apple, in a historic first, raised prices on a fleet of its products yesterday, saying it could no longer protect its customers from the soaring memory and storage costs. Now, the Financial Times is reporting that Apple is trying to lobby the U.S. government to secure official clearance to buy (cheaper) memory from China's CXMT.

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