This is one of those stories
that we just can't help but take with a grain of salt, because it feels
like every time Apple is releasing a new iOS device, it faces some sort
of component shortage. Of course, unless you're planning to line up
late on launch day, you may not notice any shortage.
A
new report from DigiTimes says that info from component suppliers
(which DigiTimes often gets right) says that the new QXGA iPad screen
(2048x1536) hasn't seen the ramp-up in production needed for the launch.
LG, Samsung and Sharp are all hard at work producing the screens for
Apple, but haven't been able to produce enough screens. DigiTimes goes
on to predict (which is where many DigiTimes stories become unreliable)
that this means the iPad 2 will continue as the "mainstream in
shipments" through Q1, until iPad 3 shipments can really get going in
Q2.
First, of course the iPad 2 will be the
"mainstream in shipments" in Q1 because Q1 runs from January through
March and the iPad 3 isn't even being released until March 7th at the
very earliest. For all we know, Apple will take this "shortage" into
account and announce the iPad 3 on March 7th, but not release the tablet
until later in March. Second, unless the report has actual numbers for
production and the shortages, none of this information really means
anything. We don't doubt that there is a shortage, but if it means
cutting iPad 3 shipments from 10 million units to 8 million, will that
really make a difference to consumers? And lastly, even if there is a
shortage in stores, it doesn't mean people will suddenly flock to
Android. It just means the secondary market on eBay and Craigslist will
go through the roof and more casual consumers will wait a month or two.
source: DigiTimes via BGR
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Nice :)
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