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Is there any evidence this is actually true? Literally every year at this time, Bloomberg or the WSJ reports that Apple is due to cut production due to some ne

by zepto 5y ago

Is there any evidence this is actually true? Literally every year at this time, Bloomberg or the WSJ reports that Apple is due to cut production due to some negative factor or another. So far it has always turned out to be complete bullshit. It’s pretty obvious that there are many parties who could benefit from such a rumor.

Strilanc 5y ago
Do you have a few examples?
- zepto 5y ago
  2020: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-delays-mass-production-of-2020-flagship-iphones-11587984138 https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-delays-mass-production-of... 2019: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Exclusive-Apple-cuts-iPhone-production-plan-by-10 https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Exclusive-Apple-c... 2018: https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/19/18102562/apple-production-order-cut-iphone-demand https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/19/18102562/apple-productio... 2017: https://www.techspot.com/news/71509-apple-slashes-iphone-8-production-according-supply-chain.html https://www.techspot.com/news/71509-apple-slashes-iphone-8-p... 2016: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/06/apple-shares-fall-reports-cuts-iphone-6s-plus-production https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/06/apple-sha...
  - jjulius 5y ago
    >Literally every year at this time... At the risk of being pedantic, your 2020 link is from April 27th, 2019 link is from January 29th, and your 2016 link is from January 6th. Only two of five - 2017/18 - are from this time of year.
    - zepto 5y ago
      You are being pedantic. The time of year is not relevant to the point, and in any case 2 examples in addition to the current one is more than enough. There is a regular stream of these rumours which have proven to be empty so far. Perhaps the wolf will really come this time.
  - Strilanc 5y ago
    Thank you. They don't all conform to the specific pattern you said, but the more general "media keeps reporting iphone production cut rumors" is certainly there.
amelius 5y ago
Could be rumor spread by Apple to increase prices.
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- windowsrookie 5y ago
  You are creating a rumor about a rumor. Apple has not increased the prices of iPhones in 3 generations. They have removed the charger from the box, but they have also doubled the base storage size.
simorley 5y ago
> Is there any evidence this is actually true? Apple stock hasn't cratered so the markets don't think much of this story. > Literally every year at this time, Bloomberg or the WSJ reports that Apple is due to cut production due to some negative factor or another. You shouldn't be downvoted for stating a fact. For every "fusion energy" story, we've had a "apple production cut" story.

by zepto 5y ago

Strilanc 5y ago

Do you have a few examples?

zepto 5y ago
2020: https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-delays-mass-production-of-2020-flagship-iphones-11587984138 https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-delays-mass-production-of... 2019: https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Exclusive-Apple-cuts-iPhone-production-plan-by-10 https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Companies/Exclusive-Apple-c... 2018: https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/19/18102562/apple-production-order-cut-iphone-demand https://www.theverge.com/2018/11/19/18102562/apple-productio... 2017: https://www.techspot.com/news/71509-apple-slashes-iphone-8-production-according-supply-chain.html https://www.techspot.com/news/71509-apple-slashes-iphone-8-p... 2016: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/06/apple-shares-fall-reports-cuts-iphone-6s-plus-production https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/06/apple-sha...
- jjulius 5y ago
  >Literally every year at this time... At the risk of being pedantic, your 2020 link is from April 27th, 2019 link is from January 29th, and your 2016 link is from January 6th. Only two of five - 2017/18 - are from this time of year.
  - zepto 5y ago
    You are being pedantic. The time of year is not relevant to the point, and in any case 2 examples in addition to the current one is more than enough. There is a regular stream of these rumours which have proven to be empty so far. Perhaps the wolf will really come this time.
- Strilanc 5y ago
  Thank you. They don't all conform to the specific pattern you said, but the more general "media keeps reporting iphone production cut rumors" is certainly there.

amelius 5y ago

Could be rumor spread by Apple to increase prices.

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windowsrookie 5y ago
You are creating a rumor about a rumor. Apple has not increased the prices of iPhones in 3 generations. They have removed the charger from the box, but they have also doubled the base storage size.

simorley 5y ago

> Is there any evidence this is actually true? Apple stock hasn't cratered so the markets don't think much of this story. > Literally every year at this time, Bloomberg or the WSJ reports that Apple is due to cut production due to some negative factor or another. You shouldn't be downvoted for stating a fact. For every "fusion energy" story, we've had a "apple production cut" story.