iPhone 14 Pro customers face protracted shortages

Many shoppers looking for Apple’s latest high-end iPhone 14 Pro and flagship iPhone 14 Pro Max returned empty handed from its stores this Black Friday as Apple struggles with an assembly crisis due to the Chinese Communist Party’s quixotic “Zero COVID” lockdowns in China.
Apple’s iPhone 14 Pro and flagship iPhone 14 Pro Max
Hilary Russ and Siddharth Cavale for Reuters:

The “iPhone shortages are accelerating and were front and center this morning on Black Friday across many retailers, Apple Stores, and online channels,” Wedbush analyst Dan Ives wrote in a note.
“We believe many Apple Stores now have iPhone 14 Pro shortages based on model or color or storage of up to 25%-30% below normal heading into a typical December, which is not a good sign heading into holiday season for Cupertino,” he said referring to Apple’s headquarters.
Shares of Apple ended down 2.0% after its supplier Foxconn flagged on Friday that iPhone production could be further hit due to worker unrest at the plant.
Foxconn’s plant in China makes Apple’s premium models including the latest iPhone 14 Pro, a source told Reuters.
The plant, the world’s largest Apple iPhone factory has been grappling with strict COVID-19 restrictions that have fueled discontent among workers and disrupted production ahead of Christmas and January’s Lunar New Year holiday.

MacDailyNews Take: Again, “These iPhone 14 Pro sales are merely deferred, not lost. Some may shift down to iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, but most buyers will simply wait for supply to catch up amidst strong demand.”
As for the CCP”s idiotic “Zero COVID” pipe dream, here’s how it’s going: