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iPhone 5s Inventory Said to Be 'Severely Constrained' at Launch
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A significantly more fair and accurate statement than your original, I appreciate you clarifying.
The combo of A7, M7 and finger scanner is what's holding this sucker back, no question. I think it will be 2014 before supply meets demand, easily.
Remember -- it's highly likely Samsung is no longer making the CPUs for Apple Switching to an entirely new supplier is probably a VERY big contributor as well. It may have been "optional" for Apple to switch manufacturers at this point, but something tells me they sped up the process, for strategic reasons, and were willing to accept lower yield initially in exchange.
What they need to do is stop milking these 100 dollar storage upgrade costs. I suppose it was okay back in 2007 but now chips have become cheaper.
Despite the "Designed in California" wording they like to use, Apple is primarily becoming a company that caters to China first.
the C is not crap.
in fact i bet the C will be very popular with most people, which is why they focused on it. the C will be for high-end users.
im pretty sure apple has more experience, not to mention rock-star-level success, launching hit products year after year than you.
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If a $128 was available for $499 subsidized, I would certainly consider it. As it is, I'll be getting a 64GB 5S. So yes, some people do want it, I agree.
Exactly. The only minor variant is the case itself. Everything else is a major upgrade These people are clearly Samsung and Microsoft groupies, which means they're people who are concerned more about appearances than function.
Why would they do that? It's the most profitable part in the phone and people buy it so why would they change anything? Apple is there to make money not save the consumer money.
Not trying to be negative just being realistic.
Is this just meant so they can sell out quickly? Come on, beef up production.
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Economics-wise? No, I'm sure they've calculated those prices carefully to maximize profit. Annoying to the consumers who want extra storage, but not everything goes our way.
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Economics-wise? No, I'm sure they've calculated those prices carefully to maximize profit. Annoying to the consumers who want extra storage, but not everything goes our way.
whats amazing is how little you know about supply chain management. these things dont come out of thin air. you can imagine apple's been prepping for months building them -- despite that the last one came out only a year ago. the demand will be huge because its a popular item people find valuable...but you can only build at a certain rate. more people will want them than they can make...which means either A) delaying, or B) selling what you have and making more.
i dont know if youve ever run your own business, but at no point are you going to pass on making money. profit is the air your company breathes. so you sell what you have, and continue to make more.
and the world turns.
Don't forget the different colors. They don't simply paint on the colors.
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But lots of Apple fans also care about appearance more than function. What I don't get is why some iPhone users (many I know) complain about the 5 being too similar to the 4S, but they bought the 4S as an upgrade from the 4.
i actually prefer the body style of the C. i like the green, and i preferred the smooth, soft shape of the pre-4 models.
i think for most people it will be fine.
Im sorry... What was the name of the Cell Phone YOU designed?Like the S4 is not a Variant of the S3 or the Note 3 of the Note 2 or the maxx to the razor ETC ETC... And as far as Innovation goes... Wheres your phone with a Fingerprint Reader? or a First of its kind Dual color flash. Wheres your Motion Chip? Didn't think so... But all you haters think if the new iPhone doesn't play with the twins its not innovative. Meanwhile show me something Samsung Innovated lately on there own... Bueller.... Bueller....Bueller
1080p screen, IR emitter, actual multitasking, eye movement recognition, air gestures, super-imposable images using both cameras, dual video call, S translator, Optical reader, smart pause, smart scroll, etc etc.
Yeah, Samsung's SIV is superior in pretty much every way other than a fingerprint sensor which does barely anything for me. I finally gave up my iPhone for the first time since '08 because of this most recent launch. Now if they could just make trackpads like the MBP.
Minor variant? Slapping on a big screen and a bunch if gimmicks that will hardly get used, thats a minor variant. A real fingerprint sensor that actually works and is integrated into the security of the phone is innovative. Putting a 64 bit CPU into a phone and rebuilding your OS to be 64 bit is amazing. Nothing really minor on Apple's end.
I have to agree with the previous poster. I think there are MS & Samdung trolls on these forums. Never used to be the case but there are more of these rather sad folk.
NFC is catching on at a seemingly exponential rate here in the UK for shop payments; in London and from my experience, at least.
As for sending playlists by "touching phones" – I see your point. I've never used my S3's NFC capabilities other than to test it once by sending a photo. It did work well, in fairness!
Edit: As for the topic – damn! I was hoping to sneak a new 5S into my life this Friday. A year of Samsung was enough. Not a particularly bad experience, but not a better one; and to put it plainly, an iPhone works better with my Macs/iPads/iPhones at home.
I do want the Space Grey (I think), but it still doesn't sound hopeful. Might have to be an order-online-and-wait purchase this one.
What's more amazing is how little you know if supply chain management. If you believe Apple decided that this was the 5S this year, then you must be insane. Steve Jobs himself said that when the 4 was released, the 6 was in development. They could have been making 5's when the 4S was being announced. Please don't tell other people how little they know, when clearly you know less than they do.