According to the WSJ, Apple has begun cutting component orders for the iPhone 5 due to weak demand. For example, Apple has cut its orders for iPhone 5 displays by 50 percent for the January-to-March quarter, say the sources. Additionally, the company is slashing orders for other components, as well, letting their suppliers know over the last month. If accurate, the news is a massive ...
Read full articleOriginally posted by PraisesToAllah:As I've said for every company in the past who went down the same path...if you stop innovating, sayonara and thanks for the memories.
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Originally posted by PraisesToAllah::-) their cocky asses needed to be taken down a peg. My cell provider sold their soul to get the Iphone and this was bound to happen. Sprint has screwed all their loyal customers because of how much they had to pay to get it and I still resent them for it. Maybe all the mindless drones are finally wising up....... but I doubt it
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Originally posted by Azuran:Especially when the "upgrade" is nothing substantial. They really screwed their normal product life cycle by forcing this lightning connector on people. For those of us that have been with Apple since the iPod and latched onto similar products to stay within their ecosystem, it's a slap in the face.
I would blame this on market saturation more than lack of innovation. Almost everyone who wants/can afford an iPhone already has one at this point. The product has left growth stage and reached it's maturity stage.
Originally posted by Azuran:No chance this is saturation when the global smartphone market still growing at 60 percent clip year-over-year...
I would blame this on market saturation more than lack of innovation. Almost everyone who wants/can afford an iPhone already has one at this point. The product has left growth stage and reached it's maturity stage. Now marketing efforts will be focused on retaining existing customers rather than obtaining new ones or they will increase product differentiation (like a cheaper version of the iPhone)
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Originally posted by DVDBack23:In the world it might be growing but split the growth across the markets and it'll be a different story, china is currently the big sell to market in the world main reason why you see a 60% growth spurt.
Originally posted by Azuran:No chance this is saturation when the global smartphone market still growing at 60 percent clip year-over-year...
I would blame this on market saturation more than lack of innovation. Almost everyone who wants/can afford an iPhone already has one at this point. The product has left growth stage and reached it's maturity stage. Now marketing efforts will be focused on retaining existing customers rather than obtaining new ones or they will increase product differentiation (like a cheaper version of the iPhone)
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