{"id":31298,"date":"2017-10-30T00:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T07:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=31298"},"modified":"2017-10-29T19:07:23","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T02:07:23","slug":"newsletter-issue-935-apples-4q-2017-financials-and-other-considerations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2017\/10\/newsletter-issue-935-apples-4q-2017-financials-and-other-considerations\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #935: Apple&#8217;s 4Q 2017 Financials and Other Considerations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So let\u2019s look at what\u2019s going on. Apple claims that demand for the iPhone X, due to ship on Friday, November 3rd, as \u201coff the charts.\u201d But that is typical corporate speak from Apple. True, stocks ran out for preorders within minutes, but just how many units did Apple have on hand to ship?<\/p>\n<p>CEO Tim Cook says there will be stocks at Apple Stores if you get there early, but how many? A few dozen for each store? It\u2019s hard to tell, and Apple is not making promises about having sufficient supplies; the question isn\u2019t being answered except by the critics who have cited chapter and verse about alleged production hiccups. That Apple couldn\u2019t ship the iPhone X until weeks after the iPhone 8 series arrived does seem to confirm that it is taking longer for production to ramp up.<\/p>\n<p>After that, there have been confirmed rumors that Apple deliberately reduced accuracy of the iPhone\u2019s Face ID feature due to production limitations. Apple denies the story, originating at Bloomberg, which may actually be contrary to common sense. Developing any new tech gadget, especially one at the cutting edge, is going to entail tradeoffs and compromises. Consider the sacrifices Samsung made with the Galaxy S8 and its facial and iris recognition features that can be defeated with digital photographs. That\u2019s the sort of tradeoff that Apple\u2019s critics won\u2019t mention since it\u2019s not about Apple.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2017\/10\/newsletter-issue-935\/#considerations\"><strong>Continue Reading\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>So let\u2019s look at what\u2019s going on. Apple claims that demand for the iPhone X, due to ship on Friday, November 3rd, as \u201coff the charts.\u201d But that is typical corporate speak from Apple. True, stocks ran out for preorders within minutes, but just how many units did Apple have on hand to ship? 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