Apple Cuts iPhone 5 Component Orders in Half Due to Weaker Than Expected Demand?
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Posted January 14, 2013 at 4:27am by iClarified
Apple has cut its orders for iPhone 5 components due to weaker than expected demand, according to the WSJ.
Apple's orders for iPhone 5 screens for the January-March quarter, for example, have dropped to roughly half of what the company had previously planned to order, two of the people said. The Cupertino, Calif., company has also cut orders for components other than screens, according to one of the people.
Suppliers were apparently notified of the order reduction last month suggesting that sales of the iPhone 5 may not have been as strong as anticipated.
It's recently been suggested that Apple is working on a cheaper iPhone that would target emerging markets where the high-end device is difficult for many to afford.
the real reason is their devices become obsolote within weeks so quickly it does not make sense to buy them wheras samsung phones are going and going for years have more features more memory faster cpu, larger batteries all this for less
Iphone sales is weaker cos no difference in hardware. Boring software. Look jellybean. So much we can do without need to jailbreak. Apple too many restriction afterall no people wanna buy your boring product. Am on note 2. Bigger screen
No Jailbreak..... Apple please READ the forums-it isn't a coincidence that sluggish sales and cutting back on the iPhone 5 building happen when there isn't a jailbreak yet.
The problem is the price...if (ATT) would lower their 'early upgrade' fee, then many more iPhone 5 devices would be purchased, it's win-win for both ATT and Apple.
Personally, I think many iPhone users would like to upgrade early, but there are just too many restrictions, and the iPhone 5 is not that much different from the iPhone 4S.
As soon as they decide to waive early upgrade fees, they will sell many more iPhone 5 devices.
I agree. I have owned all iPhones up to iphone4s and I think its boring. 2 colors similar shape and look. Also I have done a LTE speed test with iphone5 and Lumia 920 and they both same speed so whoever is making a comment about LTE on iphone5 is fast, please test it before making any comments. I am a apple fan boy and I think iPhones are boring. JP
Not selling as hoped? No jailbreak, nothing new same old phone just a bigger screen. New phone out may/June why buy ip5 wait to see new phone? If not a big upgrade from ip5 then ip5 will be cheeper buy it after seeing new iPhone. Also will we get jailbreak before new phone is out? No reason to upgrade before hand
Pirates, oops I mean jailbreak-obsessed people, make up approximately 1% of actual iPhone buyers, no jailbreak means nothing in the greater scheme of things. Besides I'm surprised, an article with a question mark in the title is as good as something from Digitimes, rumours and BS.
Because they are making a jailbreak difficult .Most of us are not buying the Iphone 5.
An Iphone without a jailbreak is so boring.
Samsung is going 2 surpass an Iphone.if the jailbreak takes 3-6 months.
People are getting fed up and Impatient.
Iphone 5 sales are not well as expected due to iphone 5 not being much different to users and also because customers are locked onto 24 months contract with iphone 4 & 4s!
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