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Apple Slashes iPhone 5 Part Orders Due to Weak Demand
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Oh, like all the leaked parts for the iPhone 4S and the iPhone 5? Information from Apple suppliers leak like a sieve.
Some companies, at the peak of success, tend to relax and let the unimaginable happen. A brand that looks invincible in less than no time becomes a minor player.
My feeling is that Iphones have not been updated since the 4, with the 4s being only a bit faster and the 5 a bit longer. The software is limiting and totally boring, despite the fact that it changed the world in 2007.
Let's hope Apple will be able to surprise the world again, just like they did last decade with the iPhone.
My feeling is that Iphones have not been updated since the 4, with the 4s being only a bit faster and the 5 a bit longer. The software is limiting and totally boring, despite the fact that it changed the world in 2007.
Let's hope Apple will be able to surprise the world again, just like they did last decade with the iPhone.
You may have misinterpreted slightly. I wasn't lending any real credence to the rumor. I stated that you can't completely halt rumors. Rumors don't need a credible source. They merely require distribution. It can be FUD, and we'll still read about it here. The other part of the post was just that an incredibly percentage of their total business is tied to that product line.
So right after the holidays Apple slashes the number of iPhone 5 screens it is ordering?
Would that be the same screen that is in the new iPod touch? You know, that other product line that has huge demand at Christmas but then slows right down for the rest of the year?
That's what I thought.
Doomed.
DOOMED!
Would that be the same screen that is in the new iPod touch? You know, that other product line that has huge demand at Christmas but then slows right down for the rest of the year?
That's what I thought.
Doomed.
DOOMED!
America isn't the centre of the universe. Other global economies are in much better shape than the US, even red hot like in China. The USA economy had been dismal even before Obama came into power 5 years ago.
Um -- this is HARDLY a sieve... Why is this "report" limited to displays? Don't you yourself wonder that point? Yea it's possible it's BS and they are making changes to the display... You linking this report to the "leaks" before the 5's release is a bit of a stretch. I'd make the argument that those leaks were intentional - gorilla marketing at its best. Look -- you bought into it. Do you really think all those part leaks from various supply chains was totally accidental?
Yea ok but how come this solely focuses on displays only? Why? And why would any corporation on earth reveal proprietary info like this? This is beyond a rumor. It's a quoted article citing sources...
Oh, so you think it's double reverse psychology that we get all these leaks about iProducts now even when Apple has stated they are clamping down on secrecy, eh? How about keeping it simple and stop with the conspiracy theories. The information just leaks.
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If you even bothered to read the article, it is not just display orders that have been slashed in half.
Why doesn't Apple just keep making the 4S and sell that for cheap like they already do?
I agree, the screen does feel a little bit small compared to most of the top Android phones. Would love to see a 4.5" or 4.8" iPhone screen. The problem for Apple is that they are tied up trying to keep a compatible set of screen sizes and pixel densities between devices.
The iPhone 5 is a very, very good phone. But it is a lot more expensive than most of its Android rivals, and with a smaller screen. I think this doesn't help sales at all.
BS. This type of information doesn't "just leak" and gets picked up by publications. Even this post starts by stating "Apple slashes... part orders.. Due to weak demand"... Are you serious? Apple said this??? Really??
People are going iPhone 3G to iPhone 5. Mostly everyone else is holding pat because their iPhones "just work". Expect the next jump to be iPhone 4 users to the next iPhone after 5 (whenever that is). Partly because the lack of a GPU will tell sooner rather when later in overall performance.
Oh my gosh, sales of iPhones are slowing! Because most of the people in the current markets that have an iPhone have the one they want and it does what they want. The iPhone 4 and the step up to the iPhone 4S (with its GPU) do most of the current "Smart" tasks as well as they need to.
I do however agree that Apple needs to seriouslly take a look at iOS and different interface technologies. IMO it is the obsession with thinness and weight reduction that is going to eventurally kill the iPhone (and other iOS based products). Just as it was the obsession with over the top skeuomorphic design that is holding back iOS, that and the refusal to actually make workflow between Apps easier. At least Apple finally took the hint and put "Open In..." into the iOS iWorks Apps, which I take as an encouraging sign.
Oh my gosh, sales of iPhones are slowing! Because most of the people in the current markets that have an iPhone have the one they want and it does what they want. The iPhone 4 and the step up to the iPhone 4S (with its GPU) do most of the current "Smart" tasks as well as they need to.
I do however agree that Apple needs to seriouslly take a look at iOS and different interface technologies. IMO it is the obsession with thinness and weight reduction that is going to eventurally kill the iPhone (and other iOS based products). Just as it was the obsession with over the top skeuomorphic design that is holding back iOS, that and the refusal to actually make workflow between Apps easier. At least Apple finally took the hint and put "Open In..." into the iOS iWorks Apps, which I take as an encouraging sign.
Great. Stock will be under $500 by noon tomorrow.
It may open below $500. I imagine there are a lot of sell orders going in right now.
What doesn't help sales is the sales themselves.. It's hard to compete -- if that's your intention -- to two for one fire sales offers -- or constant discount programs pushing Samsung devices.. Some of you so badly want Apple to fall into the bigger is better abyss thats the it size of the moment. Yes the iOS will be upgraded. Drastically I highly doubt it. Why? It's mainstream now. Changes yes, drastic no. I suspect drastic with all new product lines