They be worrying a whole lot about nuffin’. They need to dry it up and grow a pair. Everything will be fine.
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iPhone 14 Suppliers Reportedly Feeling Uncertain About Demand Ahead of Launch
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I agree. It feels like there is a pattern they are following. Free marketing for the iPhone. Why do we get the same news every year? 😞
The iPhone 14 Pro Trude™ edition casts a spell in your wallet.
this is the same rumor circulated every year...it just drives demand for the new iPhones. It puts doubt in peoples mind that there might be shortage. So they better order at launch or it will be backordered and hard to get one.
He has to say things like that to keep investors hooked. Doesn’t mean he really thinks that. I’m not buying a 14. My 12 Pro Max doesn’t feel like it’s aged a day.
That's fine. I'm waiting for a price drop on the 13 Mini, (after the event) and keeping it for two years before I switch to a pro with a much better camera system (real zoom lens by the 16 I think?) and USB C.
Hey, I'm a teeny tiny fish in this large pond of a world. We can drill down all day with righteous indignation about what is wasteful behavior and what isn't to the point of absurdity, but I have no intention of doing so.
Expecting people to "collectively" stop such wasteful behavior is about as obtuse as expecting to empty the world's prisons and not see crime explode, or expecting people in power to limit their travel to negate climate change. It's all talk, and when it comes down to it, none of them walk the walk.
So, my impact on this world is all ready pretty small. I work a simple job, my TV is 10+ years old. I have a cat as a pet. And the big one. I didn't reproduce. Probably the single biggest thing a human being can do to not be wasteful. Having no offspring. The planet has more than enough new human beings without me kicking out a few more complete with my genetic predispositions for heart problems and substance abuse.
So me getting a new phone every year is really small beans. My carrier takes the old one back and sells it to someone a little less well off than I am and it stays in use for years and years. There was a time in my life not so long ago where getting a new phone every year simply wasn't in the cards. Now it is. Short of me living in a tent, my footprint is relatively small otherwise.
They have to be prepared with their staffing and production hardware ramp ups (or ramp downs). If Apple suddenly cuts the order, they will be stuck with unutilized capex that is a burden to them and underutilized staff. They are not here to do charity for Apple. They also want to make profits.
iPhones should be generally selling very well, especially during the launch period. This year with the launch of non Pro 6.7, demand should be high.
I wonder what percentage of sales will the 14 Max (non Pro) hit? Surely 40%+ ??? I guess the 6.1 inch non pro is the most popular now??? No idea to be honest. Max is the more popular of the pro phones I think.
EDIT: I think it could be 50%+ actually. I reckon that thing will sell out instantly.
EDIT: I think it could be 50%+ actually. I reckon that thing will sell out instantly.
I thought it was 15pro with superior Telescope Lens.
Though tiny fonts from beloved 12 mini are making reading slightly difficult.
I'll take 14 Pro for next 2 years approx.
Totally agree.
It makes all the sense at the individual level, to your point, while at the same time being a really bad result from capitalism run amok.
Apple aren’t putting out releases that are “ready” or that have really amazing innovations to offer. They are just sticking to a yearly schedule of releasing “something” to keep the money printer rolling.
In some senses, it’s pretty depressing, as it’s straying quite far from “great product company” ideology.
Why does the cable bother people so much? Just order whatever you need off Amazon.
"Nice" is all well and good... that's just describing a convenience factor to which many people would promptly crow, "First world problem!" in a mocking imitation of Weird Al.
I think what our friendly Texan was trying to get at is: why is Apple's choice of cable connectors for the iPhone viewed as an actual deal breaker for some consumers? Especially if that consumer already has Apple devices, and therefore, Apple cables?