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Apple masters the art of creating artificial product shortages for marketing purposes. They deny it, they say it's some manufacturing issue, but usually it's ju
by nabla9 3y ago
Apple masters the art of creating artificial product shortages for marketing purposes. They deny it, they say it's some manufacturing issue, but usually it's just marketing.
Here is news from 12 years ago where they deny iPhone 4 shortages are just marketing.
https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/20/apple_denies_creating_artificial_product_shortages_for_hype https://appleinsider.com/articles/10/07/20/apple_denies_crea...
- jansan 3y agoRemember when there were export requlations for the Playstation 3 because the chips were so powerful that North Korea could use them for missile guiding systems? I always thought that was excellent marketing.
- scarface_74 3y agoYes, because shipping a new product at volume is child’s play. Sony still can’t manufacture enough PS5’s to keep them in stock. They’ve only sold 38 million in almost 3 years - the number of iPhones Apple sells in less than a quarter. And you’re citing a denial as proof?
- nabla9 3y agoThat's not my opinion. That's what Apple Analysts say is happening and they even predicted it. They observe the supply chain very closely and get information from the floor level. Apple does it it again and again in a way that is not realistic and analysts point it out. When Apple seems to face less demand than expected they have 'problems'. Sony has real screw ups it hurts the company because demand is off the roof. (Apple has the best supply chain management in the world)
- scarface_74 3y agoYes because “analysts” have been spot on when it came to Apple ever since in the 80s.