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There's a paywall here, but WSJ reported this about a month ago (weaker iPhone X demand). Still somewhat speculative though ... Tim Cook did say iPhone X was se

There's a paywall here, but WSJ reported this about a month ago (weaker iPhone X demand). Still somewhat speculative though ... Tim Cook did say iPhone X was selling well. Apple has cut orders for parts used in its iPhone X by 60 percent, The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the iPhone supply chain. Another person familiar with Apple's production goals said the gadget giant slashed its output targets to 20 million iPhone X units in the first three months of the year, down from about 40 million, according to the report. https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-to-curtail-iphone-x-production-in-the-face-of-weak-demand-1517312098 https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-to-curtail-iphone-x-produ... https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-reportedly-slashes-iphone-x-production/# https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-reportedly-slashes-iphone-x-...

jrnichols 9y ago
" citing people familiar with the " This is the same line that the WSJ uses to troll for page clicks. They always claim to "cite people familiar with the project" or some other equally vague phrase. I don't trust the WSJ at all for Apple stuff anymore.
- grzm 9y ago
  It's a pretty common phrase in journalism, regardless of the quality of WSJ Apple reporting.
- jasonsync 9y ago
  Agreed. It's hard to see the facts through the click bait this day and age. Journalists used to vet their sources, and I'm sure (hope) most still do, depending on the gravity of the subject matter. This is a great example though. Here we have multiple "reputable" news outlets reporting softer than expected demand for the iPhone X. And the comments mostly calling "BS". Who to believe? Apple news itself has a history of vague sources (Appleinsider, MacRumours etc.) .. almost impossible to filter in either direction.

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There's a paywall here, but WSJ reported this about a month ago (weaker iPhone X demand). Still somewhat speculative though ... Tim Cook did say iPhone X was se

by jasonsync 9y ago

jrnichols 9y ago
" citing people familiar with the " This is the same line that the WSJ uses to troll for page clicks. They always claim to "cite people familiar with the project" or some other equally vague phrase. I don't trust the WSJ at all for Apple stuff anymore.
- grzm 9y ago
  It's a pretty common phrase in journalism, regardless of the quality of WSJ Apple reporting.
- jasonsync 9y ago
  Agreed. It's hard to see the facts through the click bait this day and age. Journalists used to vet their sources, and I'm sure (hope) most still do, depending on the gravity of the subject matter. This is a great example though. Here we have multiple "reputable" news outlets reporting softer than expected demand for the iPhone X. And the comments mostly calling "BS". Who to believe? Apple news itself has a history of vague sources (Appleinsider, MacRumours etc.) .. almost impossible to filter in either direction.