Demand and supply of touch screens could be severely out of balance for the remainder of the year as significant new product releases meet a reduced production capacity.
According to Digitimes, an explosion at a chemical plant in Japan has caused vendors to more fiercely compete for the available supply of thin-film type touch screen materials. The publication stated that Samsung is especially aggressive and is "putting in twice the amount of orders it normally does".
The constrained environment is amplified by new product releases such as the iPad mini, as well as Microsoft's Surface tablet. The report suggests that supply is currently running 30 percent short of actual demand, which is more than likely resulting in a notable price increase of touch screens.
All tablets, albeit Apple, Android and Windows, will ALL take a hit from this if they use the same material film, which 2 of them do as stated in the article.
This doesn't just affect Windows 8, so ignorant.
No s h i t. Don't get so butthurt, they're the usual trolls.
Anyway, this is the same problem that happens again and again; too few places making something that too many want/need. Not sure if @xpeh is joking or not, but a very similar thing likely is the problem - they had a lot of people making orders, tried to hurry up production, and there was an accident. There are a lot of volatile chemicals used in the manufacturing process for these screens. A messup can easily make a bad situation.