I can sell my year old Volvo (to the same dealer i bought it from), for more than i paid for it. The world is going crazyCrazy, when a used car is fetching new car prices because of this. Will be interesting to see the earnings call.
I can sell my year old Volvo (to the same dealer i bought it from), for more than i paid for it. The world is going crazyCrazy, when a used car is fetching new car prices because of this. Will be interesting to see the earnings call.
Wow, news that Apple has cut production shortly after launching a new iPhone? Never seen THAT before… 🙄
Ongoing chip shortages faced by the tech industry are affecting production of the iPhone 13 models, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
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Apple is expected to cut 2021 iPhone 13 production by as many as 10 million units because of the shortages.
In the final three months of the year, Apple was planning to produce 90 million iPhone 13 models, but Apple's manufacturing partners have been informed that the totals will be lower because Broadcom and Texas Instruments are not able to deliver enough components.
Apple's iPhone 13 supplies are already constrained, and further shortages during the holiday period will push delivery times even further going forward.
According to an iFixit teardown, the iPhone 13 models are using a Broadcom AFEM-8215 front-end module and a Broadcom BCM59365 wireless power receiver, along with display power management IC, array driver, flash LED driver, and dual repeater from Texas Instruments.
Apple has been dealing with chip shortages for months now, and devices like the MacBook Pro, iPhone 11, iPhone 12, iMac, MacBook Air, iPad Pro, and more have seen longer than normal shipping estimates when purchased from the Apple Store.
Back in September, Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said that Apple would cut its MacBook shipments in half due to component shortages, which perhaps does not bode well for the upcoming MacBook Pro machines that are set to be introduced on October 18. The MacBook shortage is related to a lack of power management integrated circuits, a problem similar to the one that the iPhone models also now appear to be facing.
The continuing chip shortages are expected to last well into 2022, and while Apple is facing supply issues due to the problem, it has been one of the least affected companies in 2021. Other tech companies are also dealing with component shortages, which have been driving prices higher.
Article Link: Apple to Cut iPhone Production Goals by as Many as 10 Million Units Due to Chip Shortages
That’s not how any large manufacturers work.So the chips that are already in their possession not enough? Or they still have not received the total number of chips they purchased and is still being manufactured?
I don't get it. When you cook something, you should have all the ingredients at hand, or this is not how Apple works?
Go for it, if you want to.Maybe it is about time to hang on to perfectly capable older devices rather than upgrading yearly.
Of course, but the conspiracy theorists here have the tinfoil hats on again.So then it is not an Apple thing, but it is because of the shortage externally.
Indeed that is not how Apple works.So the chips that are already in their possession not enough? Or they still have not received the total number of chips they purchased and is still being manufactured?
I don't get it. When you cook something, you should have all the ingredients at hand, or this is not how Apple works?
Exactly how the market worked in eastern Europe during the soviet regime.I can sell my year old Volvo (to the same dealer i bought it from), for more than i paid for it. The world is going crazy![]()
Not saying the chip issue is a myth (there's a reason we just cannot buy a PS5 any time we want to) but why some companies (like xiaomi) don't have this issue?Of course, but the conspiracy theorists here have the tinfoil hats on again.
I plan on my 11PM for another 2 years. It works great for my use. I’ll replace the r battery soon and be good to goMaybe it is about time to hang on to perfectly capable older devices rather than upgrading yearly.
But no toilet paper.Last time I looked, the shelves in my local market were stuffed full of chips.
Welcome to supply and demand. The price of the car I ordered has gone up by $5K from the price I locked in in April. By the time they make the car my price may be $10K below what a new order would cost.I can sell my year old Volvo (to the same dealer i bought it from), for more than i paid for it. The world is going crazy![]()
not surprising ... Apple is not immune to the supply chain shortages that go way beyond chips ... and, Cook said so himself on the last earnings call ...
Edit: Cook's statement added to #20
Tim Cook literally said this during their earnings call in the summer.
Not just China. Taiwan, home of TMSC, has also had/has power generation issues. You have to wonder how this is affecting TMSC's ability to meet Apple's processor/SOC needs.This doesn't surprise me at all. The combination of chip shortages and now power generation constraints in China has affect every company in China.
10 million represents how many days of iPhone sales?yeah i know however i think now its serious.
But nowhere near what's going on in China. The most productive parts of that country--where many of factories supplying parts and assembling Apple products are located--are suffering from frequent rolling blackouts, affecting Foxconn, Pegatron and Wistron.Not just China. Taiwan, home of TMSC, has also had/has power generation issues. You have to wonder how this is affecting TMSC's ability to meet Apple's processor/SOC needs.
Lackluster was from 11 series to 12. Nothing changed but squared sides! To me this seems like you reassuring yourself that keeping your old phone is fine 😌😌
No one is disputing there are shortages, but apple has enough weight to pull in more than their demand. However since the demand is not public information, I am positive, the low sales number that will be published but "apple" itself which in itself is disputable will be a reflection of their low sales. They have to position this in a positive spin as a business.You guys crack me up. The world is facing an unprecedented shortage of chips that’s affecting everything with any sort of electronics inside. And here you are interpreting all of that as some conspiracy within Apple to hide low demand.
iPhone 13 is selling great. Bottom line. But, Apple is dealing with the same thing every other industry in the world is dealing with right now.
It’s true that 99.99% of businesses are greedy and crappy, that’s why as customers we should cherish the 0.01% left that are not greedy and not crappy who restrict themselves from anywhere more than 10% profits no matter how technologically advanced they are. Those are the ONLY businesses we customers should try our best to preserve forever.Or it’s true?
As for the golden rule, all businesses are greedy. They would be a pretty crappy business otherwise.