Apple reportedly cuts iPhone screen orders on weak demand

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VGKing on 14 January 2013

Arcturus said:

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"Once the dominant smartphone and tablet seller, Apple has faced challenges on both fronts."

Uh what? Last I checked they are still dominant...

For tablets, yes I think they're still dominant. For smartphones, nope. I'm pretty sure Samsung sells more smartphones these days.

Quantity vs. Quality.

Apple makes 1 new iPhone a year that competes against dozens(hundreds) of Samsung Android-powered phones. Who is the real winner here?

The statement you quoted says "Once the dominant smartphone and tablet seller...". Dominant seller = who sells more smartphones. So in this case it is all about quantity, and as I said, I'm prettty sure Samsung sells more smartphones.

EDIT: It actually says in the article "...while the Galaxy S lineup of smartphones recently edge out the iPhone for the smartphone market crown." So Samsung is selling more smartphones.

That was pre-iPHone 5 dude. Again. whoever wrote that article loves to spin stuff to make Apple look bad.

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MoHasanie on 14 January 2013

I hope they've peaked. I don't hate Apple (I just bough an Iphone 5), but I've never been a fan and have disliked the way they operate.

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Arcturus on 15 January 2013

VGKing said:

Arcturus said:

VGKing said:

Arcturus said:

VGKing said:
"Once the dominant smartphone and tablet seller, Apple has faced challenges on both fronts."

Uh what? Last I checked they are still dominant...

For tablets, yes I think they're still dominant. For smartphones, nope. I'm pretty sure Samsung sells more smartphones these days.

Quantity vs. Quality.

Apple makes 1 new iPhone a year that competes against dozens(hundreds) of Samsung Android-powered phones. Who is the real winner here?

The statement you quoted says "Once the dominant smartphone and tablet seller...". Dominant seller = who sells more smartphones. So in this case it is all about quantity, and as I said, I'm prettty sure Samsung sells more smartphones.

EDIT: It actually says in the article "...while the Galaxy S lineup of smartphones recently edge out the iPhone for the smartphone market crown." So Samsung is selling more smartphones.

That was pre-iPHone 5 dude. Again. whoever wrote that article loves to spin stuff to make Apple look bad.

Samsung still sold more smartphones in 2012 (27% for Samsung vs. 18% for Apple):

http://seekingalpha.com/article/1107201-2012-global-handset-market-share-analysis

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Somini on 15 January 2013

Apple was doomed the moment the genius Steve Jobs passed away. They really need to step their game up if they want to stay relevant 10 years from now.

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the2real4mafol on 17 January 2013

They say "weak demand", I say "they still sell millions". Hopefully iPhones get cheaper. This decline should be warning enough for them to stop fucking around with samsung and android!

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MoHasanie on 17 January 2013

the2real4mafol said:
They say "weak demand", I say "they still sell millions". Hopefully iPhones get cheaper. This decline should be warning enough for them to stop fucking around with samsung and android!

Last week I read that they were considering a cheaper version of the Iphone to gain more customers especially in developing countries, so maybe they are trying to make up for the fall in demand for their high end Iphone 5.

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ethomaz on 17 January 2013

I need to buy an iPhone 5 soon.

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NintendoPie on 17 January 2013

MoHasanie said:

the2real4mafol said:
They say "weak demand", I say "they still sell millions". Hopefully iPhones get cheaper. This decline should be warning enough for them to stop fucking around with samsung and android!

Last week I read that they were considering a cheaper version of the Iphone to gain more customers especially in developing countries, so maybe they are trying to make up for the fall in demand for their high end Iphone 5.

That doesn't sound like something Apple would do. But who knows, since Steve isn't here anymore Apple has made their own decisions.