The Next Web Small‑business owners are turning Apple’s low‑cost desktop into personal AI workstations, driving an unprecedented shortage of Mac mini and Mac Studio units. Using the open‑source OpenClaw framework, entrepreneurs like Arizona’s Tyler Cadwell connect Claude and ChatGPT models to a Mac mini, creating agents that write code, draft marketing copy, and handle customer service. The rapid adoption has left Apple’s inventory depleted for weeks, a situation Tim Cook attributes to supply constraints rather than demand. The trend highlights how consumer‑grade hardware is becoming the backbone of a new AI‑driven economy.
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