http://www.teleread.com/ipad/ipad-mini-now-shipping-in-record-time/ News & views on e-books, libraries, publishing and related topics Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:46:11 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://www.teleread.com/ipad/ipad-mini-now-shipping-in-record-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1237391 Douglas Cootey Wed, 06 Feb 2013 05:23:36 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=78187#comment-1237391 I fail to see how iPad Minis being in such high demand that they're constantly sold out is bad news when Apple ramps up production to knock four days off shipping time. The fact is that Apple can't keep the things in stock. This pattern has been seen from all iOS devices from iPhone 1 to now the iPad Mini. More relevant will be slow downs in sales in the third quarter when consumers are holding off iPad Mini purchases because the iPad Mini2 is around the corner. Then you will see Android devices encroaching on dwindling iDevice sales, until the Fall when the new toys are released like a new batch of hot donuts that consumers snatch up so fast Apple can't bake them fast enough. I fail to see how iPad Minis being in such high demand that they’re constantly sold out is bad news when Apple ramps up production to knock four days off shipping time. The fact is that Apple can’t keep the things in stock. This pattern has been seen from all iOS devices from iPhone 1 to now the iPad Mini. More relevant will be slow downs in sales in the third quarter when consumers are holding off iPad Mini purchases because the iPad Mini2 is around the corner. Then you will see Android devices encroaching on dwindling iDevice sales, until the Fall when the new toys are released like a new batch of hot donuts that consumers snatch up so fast Apple can’t bake them fast enough.

]]> http://www.teleread.com/ipad/ipad-mini-now-shipping-in-record-time/comment-page-1/#comment-1237338 Frank Lowney Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:03:06 +0000 http://www.teleread.com/?p=78187#comment-1237338 Credulity stretching seems to be the latest fad among tech commenters. Despite record profits and YOY gains in every metric, we're told that Apple is in decline. Perhaps it's the same formula that started with Greek tragedy and continues to this day. We're only interested in the fall of the mighty. Credulity stretching seems to be the latest fad among tech commenters. Despite record profits and YOY gains in every metric, we’re told that Apple is in decline. Perhaps it’s the same formula that started with Greek tragedy and continues to this day. We’re only interested in the fall of the mighty.

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