Most week 14's were made from the factory mentioned. Yes most never made it out, but what did are the ones having issues now.
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Apple Watch in Short Supply Due to Taptic Engine Bottlenecks
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Most week 14's were made from the factory mentioned. Yes most never made it out, but what did are the ones having issues now.
We blame George W. Bush. (Inside joke for regular readers of WSJ's Best of the Web op-ed feature).
Whoopsies. It's funny that this pops up because I just got a shipment notification guaranteeing delivery for tomorrow. Can't wait. 
The only thing people around here seem capable of reading are serial numbers and production date codes, and then posts that falsely claim one is better or worse than the other.
The Japanese are master craftsmen and produce quality electronics and components, ranging from cars to watches to televisions to medical products. It is ingrained in their culture.
China? Copycat garbage.
China? Copycat garbage.
The only issue about the taptic engine I'd heard in forums (which I assumed to be a joke) was that it can cause an erection..!
Yep, just like they released iOS 7 and 8 free from bugs. And the iPhone free from antenna problems. And Apple maps, and.............
Still doesnt explain why no orders for practically any bands on their own have shipped.
Assuming the bands come from different factories you would expect there to be a lot of extra bands kicking about without watches to be attached to.
So where are they ?
Assuming the bands come from different factories you would expect there to be a lot of extra bands kicking about without watches to be attached to.
So where are they ?
Oh yeah ! the one who said :
The invisible part of everything that you thought you could see, you can't see.
-- Interview with ITN, Crawford, Texas, Apr. 5, 2002
Why you surprised ? It's a new apple,product , potential issue, media all over it, not like facts matter, seen it many times before
Obviously this is one of MANY problems Apple is facing considering they can't ship bands. Explain that one?!?!
Those factories were in two different countries. Maybe that one was in charge of the modern buckle, loop and the link bands. It is possible. Although taking away the modern buckle availability to purchase from the website is still curious.
Name me any major software release without bugs. Microsoft releases windows with tons more bugs.
As for the antenna issue, you're assuming apple knew about it beforehand.
Also, those issues probably had less than .001% problem rate. However, when you sell tens of millions this stuff, it just seems like the problem is bigger.
Other companies have more problems, but you rarely hear about them because the sample size is LOT smaller.