And for the seventh time now -- no, this is not true, they want to be able to have supply match demand. They can't just snap fingers and make factories appear. There are only a handful of chip fabs on the planet that can make many of the key components, they literally cost billions of dollars and years to set up, per fab. If Apple could have an iPhone ready to go for everyone who wanted one on launch day, they absolutely would do that. Apple does not need gimmicks to build hype, they are the kings of hype already. Deal with it, you have no understanding of basic business.
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And for the seventh time now -- no, this is not true, they want to be able to have supply match demand. They can't just snap fingers and make factories appear. There are only a handful of chip fabs on the planet that can make many of the key components, they literally cost billions of dollars and years to set up, per fab. If Apple could have an iPhone ready to go for everyone who wanted one on launch day, they absolutely would do that. Apple does not need gimmicks to build hype, they are the kings of hype already. Deal with it, you have no understanding of basic business.
And you can? Where are the 64bit android phones? Where are the android phone with a motion co-processor?
Good for who wants to buy...
I am not upgrading (upgraded every year until now) so there is 1 less competition
I am not upgrading (upgraded every year until now) so there is 1 less competition
A) Apple doesn't update their products / release new products....... Apple is doomed.
B) Apple releases new products ..... Apple is Doomed
Exactly. Launches like these are not just simplified by "starting production a few months earlier" or by "producing 20 million more just to be sure". We can't expect everyone to know or understand how these things work, but this whining that Apple "screws up" its launches is getting tedious.
That wasn't a personal anecdote. It was a verse from a song in "The Book of Mormon".That put all these stupid gadgets into perspective. I always thought the same thing but didn't know how properly to phrase it, nor did I have a personal anecdote like you do.
Sorry to hear
OMG a new chip, like Intel doesn't pull that off dozens of times a year!
OMG another new chip, like AMD doesn't pull that off many times a year!
OMG a new camera, as if new cameras don't come out many times a year!
OMG a new flash, as if that was a huge technological breakthrough to increase the amounts, and change the wavelength, of LEDs.
OMG, new fingerprint sensor, because if there's one thing I need in a phone, it is something that I currently have little use for (not to say there won't be one, but without NFC, why would you need it?)
Yeah, there's new parts. But one would expect Apple would know how to build things in a timely fashion, no?
The things that matter: Screen size, connectivity, remain largely the same. Hence MINOR VARIANT. I'm not convinced there's any reason for an iPhone 5 user to get one of these, and by that logic, 4 and 4s customers needing LTE, outside of certain select markets (which probably don't have the iPhone currently) there is no reason to upgrade past 5/5c.
A Forced "shortage" at launch smells SO FISHY coming from "Mr SupplyChain"
It is not forced, and you can't solve all supply problems by throwing money or management at it. It has to do with global production capacity of smartphones (which is constrained as is widely known) and difficulty in forecasting (look at how many manufacturers have difficulties in selling their stock).
Forced shortage? Lmao..... WHere the hell do people get this crap from? EVERY company wants to sell as many phones as customers want to buy. Every customer who walks away without a contract and a iPhone, or a unlocked iPhone is money lost. Apple knows that. You think HYPE and Long LINES pays the bills? NO... and neither does all the media attention in the world. Unless you have a phone to put in there hands for cash. What people cant handle is that sometimes you cant make enough goodness for everyone. No matter what product that is. And the iPhone 5c a flop? Lol... I love how nowadays a phone that sells like 5 million the first week(My Guess) is a flop. Please... Chics and tweens(Not saying no Men will like it) are gonna eat that stuff up. Watch...
Nice marketing technique to sell more phones. Make people feel that they need to buy it now or else they won't be able to get one. I think the supplies will be fine. If not, meh, I'll wait a week or w/e. First world problems, yo.
You have no idea what you're talking about. You're less than 18 years old, right?
And you can? Where are the 64bit android phones? Where are the android phone with a motion co-processor?
Even if android put out 64-bit phones it will still be 2 to 3 years before They would have a operating system to support 64-bit. By that time Samsung would have dumped androids operating system for Intel's. And Googles Phones will be on a chrome OS.
NFC Is currently useless, Notice the HTC one mini Does not have an NFC(This may become a trend)
so moral of the story avoid the apple store for the next month or so
Honestly I hate going to the Apple Store near me any time... it's always packed. I prefer buying online for almost everything.
"Hey Jim, did you unload the other 8 boxes of iPhones we got in for Friday?"
"Oh.... there were more boxes?"
"Yeah, go unload them"
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"Oh nevermind about that shortage... call off the internet"
"Oh.... there were more boxes?"
"Yeah, go unload them"
.....
"Oh nevermind about that shortage... call off the internet"
Always sunshine and rainbows with you regarding Apple, eh?
Your conclusions are based on what exactly?
Ironic you think it's a good thing for me that there is no longer any downvoting. Very ironic indeed, but I suppose with the huge number of trolls taking over this site, perhaps you're right and I'm wrong.