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Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by rz2k »

neotek wrote: post #417
rz2k wrote: post #389

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That's terrible to read. I'd hoped that Apple had just happened upon a streak of decisions that were inconvenient to users, and might reverse the trajectory. At less than 1/5 of $230B (more than 1/6?), and obviously at an extremely high profit margin, there's essentially no way. I had been really optimistic about the adoption of USB-C, since it is as an open standard, but the discovery of such enormous licensing reve…

I think you may have misread what I wrote: one fifth of one percent, i.e, 0.2%. It's a minuscule drop in the ocean for Apple, such a small number it doesn't even show up on their financial reports. There's no way in hell they made a massive change like removing the headphone jack just to sell more accessories when their entire accessories revenue is little more than a rounding error.

That's much better! Something approaching 1/5 made me think of movie theater concessions.

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by brightball »

DashRattlesnake wrote: post #196
pdimitar wrote: post #127

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I tried quite a few routers and if you are on a budget (or simply aren't fussed on giving $200+ for a router which is entirely fair) I found that the Asus RT-N18U is a fantastic device for the money. I attached my printer and external HDD to it and had almost no problems. The UI is better than most other vendors (Eero and Ubiquiti are still kings though) and on top of that they have a very decent mobile app as well.…

I wouldn't recommend Asus routers. I used to have one, but got rid of it due to the serious security problems they were having: http://arstechnica.com/security/2014/02/dear-asus-router-use... http://thehackernews.com/2016/02/asus-router-security-hack.h... (some random article I found, giving an overview of some of the other problems) Now I use a Mikrotik. The only downside is the UI is quite powerful and allows you t…

Thanks for the tip. I'll check out Mikrotik.

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by rbrcurtis »

ihuman wrote: post #125
Washuu wrote: post #117

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> The phone comes with a 3.5mm to Lightning adapter, so you can continue to use your existing headphones. Yeah, no. When will I need this dongle? Exactly when I left it somewhere else. Then Apple will need a "Find my Dongle" application next to all the other "Find my*" applications. I am not going to buy expensive spare dongles just so I don't rage when I realize I left the dongle at work so now I can't listen to mus…

I just keep mine connected to my headphones, since I use them more with my iPhone than a computer. Also someone made a cool keychain to attach it to if that works better for you. [1] > expensive spare dongles They're only $10 USD. [1] https://uncourage.com/

They're about $2 per on ebay.

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by rbrcurtis »

bigtunacan wrote: post #179
ihuman wrote: post #125

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I just keep mine connected to my headphones, since I use them more with my iPhone than a computer. Also someone made a cool keychain to attach it to if that works better for you. [1] > expensive spare dongles They're only $10 USD. [1] https://uncourage.com/

I have 5+ pairs of headphones. One for home, one for the office, one for the gym, and then a couple of spares for when I lose any of the main 3. I have the iPhone 7 and I end up carrying the dongle around in my jeans pocket when I am able to remember it. I'm certainly not paying $10 a pop for spare dongles when most of my headphones didn't even cost that much. Getting rid of the headphone jack is by far the dumbest m…

$2 per on ebay. Just throw 20 bucks at it and buy one for every pair you have.

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by rbrcurtis »

OkGoDoIt wrote: post #278
spacehacker wrote: post #124

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How does iOS compare to Android these days regarding everyday concerns like sluggishness, app switching, text editing?

The one major area where I think Android leads (at least stock Android, Nexus, Pixel) is text input. The voice typing on android is significantly more accurate than on iOS, and has been my biggest hurdle in getting used to iOS. I know few people find voice typing practical, but once you get used to it it makes pecking out words manually feel incredibly inefficient by comparison. Also the android keyboard swipe techno…

I do find it annoying that you can't use voice typing on 3rd party keyboards, but I use gboard for swipe typing and then will switch to the oem keyboard when voice typing. It's not perfect (because the kb switch button doesn't usually go the keyboard I want), but it does work ok.

FWIW, voice typing generally works well for me. Not sure why you're having so much trouble.

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by vikingcaffiene »

whywhywhywhy wrote: post #274
vikingcaffiene wrote: post #191

I've had the 7 for a few months and I am considering returning it. The phone is overall solid build quality but uninspired/boring. There are flaws that make this model a definite downgrade from previous models. I buy Apple products because of the thoughtful little details they pay attention to that you didn't know you wanted till you noticed it. Its a super high bar to be sure but its one that is part of their brand…

> There are flaws that make this model a definite downgrade from previous models Only if you go back to the 5, in form factor/design it's an upgrade in absolutely every way over the abysmal 6-series apart from the headphone jack. Back of the 6 is full of dirty antenna lines, the materials it was made out of look and feel cheap and slippy, the camera wart is just another component stuck to the back. 7 has a premium bl…

> Only if you go back to the 5, in form factor/design it's an upgrade in absolutely every way over the abysmal 6-series apart from the headphone jack.

I'm in agreement with you that the 5 series form factor is way better. I was in fact referring to the headphone jack and the problems with the thunderbolt connector as being a downgrade from the previous generation.

> 7 has a premium black option again finally that provides much needed grippyness, camera thought still warty is an equal distance from the edge not lopsided and actually machined out the case, antenna lines are finally almost invisible again

TBH I think that most users (myself included) slap a case on these devices straight away so all of that stuff is kind of pointless. That attention to detail should be expected at this price point that said.

The 7 doesn't suck by any stretch. IMHO there are some flaws and design stupidity that just shouldn't have been allowed to make it out into the world so I'm considering alternatives. The S7 Edge maybe? Dunno.

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by sbuk »

amelius wrote: post #374
sbuk wrote: post #369

Not one person has thought that this may be due to production of the next iPhone beginning. Cook is a logistics guy and under him, Apple keep inventory to a minimum. Add to the the fact that the quarter immediately following Christmas is always sluggish. This looks like a normal shift in production priorities.

If this were true, the supply chain would know about it.

I missing the part in the article where it says this was a surprise to the supply chain.

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Post by interpol_p »

spronkey wrote: post #241
interpol_p wrote: post #206

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I love the swipe-to-go back gesture in Safari. You can always recover if you accidentally trigger it because it doesn't actually go back until you slide the page off the screen.

These two comments together cement why preferences are important in user interfaces.

I'd rather my applications be opinionated about the way I use them. I want a designer to think it through carefully and choose what they think is the best.

If I don't like those design choices then I'd choose a different browser rather than spend time configuring one.

(And obviously people make browsers for people who love custom configuration. Safari is not one of those.)

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by aeontech »

erdevs wrote: post #426
aeontech wrote: post #399

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I don't see anything in the article that says it's a 10% cut compared to last year, but maybe I missed it, can you clarify?

"Apple will trim production of its iPhone family around 10% on the year in the first quarter of 2017... This comes after the company slashed output in January-March 2016." Along with the context that there is absolutely no news here if this is merely a dip in production from Oct-Dec to Jan-March as holiday sales are always high and then dip down significantly after January. The year-over-year trend is what matters. F…

Ah, okay, I didn't know the on the year term.

  there is absolutely no news here if this is merely a dip in production from Oct-Dec to Jan-March as holiday sales are always high and then dip down significantly after January.
Right, which is why I thought this was a non-article written in times of slow news. Thanks for explaining!

Re: Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales

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Post by stcredzero »

jblow wrote: post #93

Usually I have upgraded, but I currently have no intention of buying an iPhone 7 or later, unless they fix something! For me it's a double whammy. I don't like the lack of headphone jack, and whereas I feel like I could manage grumpily ... for me it kills the excitement of buying the new device, and I think that is important. (My standard listening headphones are Etymotic ER-4Ps; there is no way I am going to downgra…

I just can't consistently control the phone. A large percentage of taps or swipes do things I did not intend (how many I'm not sure -- 20%? 33%?) It's just completely crazy.

I'm an iPhone user since the 1st gen iPhone with 8GB.

the horrible inconsistencies in the way autocorrect works

The worst part of autocorrect is how it sometimes autocorrects at just the last moment when you hit send. It's like my iPhone wants to break me up from my girlfriend! (I was dating an aspergirl recently, so literal meanings had a bit more meaning. Now I'm dating a foreign born ex-college professor, and she's more insistent on correct grammar than anyone I've known.)

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