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Apple unable to keep up with iPhone 4 demand

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$50 billion in cash and Apple execs bawling that they can't ship enough product.

"iPhone 4 demand remains very robust and despite efforts to close the supply-demand imbalance and the continued supply ramp, Apple still cannot meet iPhone demand,"

via Apple unable to keep up with iPhone 4 demand, say execs | MacNN.


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5 comments

  1. Lee Penick ·

    "Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door."

  2. Matthias ·

    Cash doesn't count here. If they did invest into anything they would ruin the profits. Does apple give away anything? Without outstanding profit? Never. Ever.

    My opinion.

  3. asymco ·

    What I was implying was referred to here: https://fnayeri-ulqtb.wpcomstaging.com/2010/06/29/apples-supply-pr...

    By spending idle capital to boost production capacity (and capacity control) Apple would be laying the foundation for the next burst of growth, beyond the billion user mark.

  4. Matthias ·

    I am sure they're lining everything up for next year!

  5. Matthias ·

    Maybe next year really is sooner than we think, I think June as every year. Maybe it's even January when exclusivity could end for AT&T in the us or telekom in Germany.... http://rss.feedsportal.com/c/32832/f/527546/s/d61...

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