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
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Apple to Cut iPhone Production Goals by as Many as 10 Million Units Due to Chip Shortages
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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.
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.
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Of course, but the conspiracy theorists here have the tinfoil hats on again.
Indeed that is not how Apple works.
Part of what makes Apple successful is Tim Cook’s supply chain smarts, and part of that is “inventory is evil”.
Apple makes 10 iPhones per second now, this will last till after the holidays, would having all the parts for that in their possession even be possible?
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?
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 go
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
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.
Delivery dates/ shipping times may not improve anytime soon for the orders.
It’s difficult to know what is going on in the world, never mind Apple’s supply chain. We’ll see how things look after the current quarter’s results are made clear.
If Steve Jobs were still alive, there would be no chip shortages for the company. Thanks to Tim Apple, the company is doomed!1!
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Yes, I listen to every earnings call. Apple has not been providing forward guidance either. Someone posted the exact transcript where he mentions the possible headwinds.
To have Mr. fix it and mysterious anonymous people who supposedly “know” something, and make a Bloomberg smear article and apparently drop AAPL stock a further few dollars has some meaning for me. It’s a “buy the dips” signal for the stock. It’s not really any new information - Cook hints at things like this to acknowledge such possible issues, but he also says (previously) that it is a fools errand for outsiders to attempt to prognosticate in this way.
Come back after 2 quarters and take a wild guess if this Bloomberg smear attempt served your portfolio decisions well. I’m saying this is the same old game being played against AAPL stock.
To look further into this I would say that Apple should allocate more funds to the dividend program directly. Share buybacks are great, but maybe the dividend could be increased further - it might help to reinforce the stock price.
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.
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.
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.
As another update, I went to the apple store yesterday and the employees there did tell me that they are out of stock on all 13 Pro's etc. He did mention it very clearly, that they receive just a few pieces over the preorders which is very much unlike the previous years.
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.