Apple CEO Downplays Reports of iPhone Component Cuts
iPhone 5 demand said to be considerably weakening.
Apple CEO Tim Cook has downplayed reports suggesting the it's reduced iPhone component orders due to weakening demand for the smartphone.
According to Cook, the company's supply chain is "complicated," so a single aspect shouldn't be looked into too much. That said, he nether confirms nor denies the report.
"I’d also stress that, even if a particular data point were to be factual, it would be impossible to interpret what that data point means to our business," he told analysts during the company's 2012 fourth quarter earnings conference call.
"Our supply chain is very complex and we have multiple sources for our components. Yields can vary…supplier performance can vary. There’s an inordinate list of things that would make any single data point not a great proxy for what’s going on."
During December, Apple is believed to have cut orders of the iPhone 5's screen by around 50 percent due to waning demand. It's also said to have reduced orders for components for its flagship device.
Apple recently announced its financial results for 2012's Q4; the firm sold 47.8 million iPhones and 22.9 million iPad units, resulting in record revenue but flat profit.

Anything Apple related is always here. Hell, there are about 2-3 apple articles a day. How can a company do 2-3 things a day taht have a high interest?
Especially apple that does always the same stuff again and again.
"I know there have been lots of rumors about order cuts. I don't want to comment on any particular rumor because I would spend my life doing that. I would suggest that it's good to question the accuracy of any rumor of bill plans."
Anything Apple related is always here. Hell, there are about 2-3 apple articles a day. How can a company do 2-3 things a day taht have a high interest?
Especially apple that does always the same stuff again and again.
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How is that even pretty much a denial, let alone a flat out denial?
Are you reading between imaginary lines to come up with imaginary conclusions?
Perhaps your confusion stems from thinking rumor means false? A rumor may or may not be true or false, so he didn't deny squat.
Also, year over year, they are selling more iPhones. While they don't break down which models are being sold, they are still selling more. Even with the used market created by people selling their last-gen phones, Apple is still selling new 4Ss.
That said, I still prefer my SGS3. I wonder though, how much innovation would Android phones see without everyone chasing Apple's popularity? I may not prefer Apple phones, but I can certainly appreciate that they are definitely driving competition, and phones are getting much more advanced because of them.
True, but judging the Apple debate comments its not hard to see why... The articles get alot of hits just to see the comments - That in turn make them very easy "number of view's" spike and that mean the article does what its intended to do... grab attention. If you dont like the articles its an old saying "Dont feed the troll" and by that i mean don't click on articles you are not interested in because that does the reverse effect!
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