I work for Verizon and I believe it was the worst iPhone pre-order weekend I have ever seen as in nobody was ordering the phones
> On Sep 12, 2022, at 2:45 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Small wonder if they release a new phone with the same chip as the old one > and apart from a few minor camera enhancements and emergency GPS via > satellite which only works in the US/Canada and hence is of no interest to > the rest of the world let alone probably a majority of people in the US and > Canada. > Most people who have an iPhone 12 or 13 whether Pro or not probably think > twice before upgrading to a regular 14 or 14 Plus. I think Apple would have > done better to just offer the iPhone 14 in the regular screen size and drop > the Mini and Plus option. > > From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dennis > Long > Sent: Monday, September 12, 2022 5:16 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Kuo: iPhone 14 Plus Pre-Orders Worse Than iPhone 13 Mini, Product > Strategy 'Fails' > > Link at end of article. > Kuo: iPhone 14 Plus Pre-Orders Worse Than iPhone 13 Mini, Product Strategy > 'Fails' > Sep. 12th, 2022 > The > iPhone 14 > and iPhone 14 Plus have seen "bad" pre-order results, indicating that > Apple's positioning of the two new standard models may have failed, according > to Apple analyst > Ming-Chi Kuo. > iphone 14 iphone 14 plus in hand > In his > latest post > on Medium, Kuo explained that the > iPhone 14 Pro > and iPhone 14 Pro Max have seen "neutral" and "good" pre-order results > compared to the > iPhone 13 Pro > and iPhone 13 Pro Max. Delivery wait times of more than four weeks may > indicate good demand for the new high-end devices. It is apparently "unclear" > whether Apple will increase shipment forecasts of its Pro models, but there > is a "growing" chance that it will cut orders of the iPhone 14 and iPhone > 14 Plus, which currently account for around 45 percent of the entire > lineup's shipments. > The iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus are expected to be in stock in retail > stores on their launch dates, "reflecting lackluster demand." As it stands, > Kuo says that the pre-order results for the iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus > are worse than those of the third-generation > iPhone SE > and the > iPhone 13 > mini. He noted that Apple cut orders of both the third-generation iPhone > SE and the iPhone 13 mini in the first half of 2022 due to low demand. > If demand for the two standard models do not improve, Apple may cut iPhone > 14 and iPhone 14 Plus orders as soon as November. Suppliers who are not > major beneficiaries of Apple's iPhone 14 Pro models will likely see the > start of declining revenue in September and October as a result. > For iPhone 14 Plus, in particular, the "pre-order result is significantly > lower than expected." As a model that effectively > replaces the "mini" form factor > in the latest > iPhone > lineup, with 6.1-inch and 6.7-inch display sizes now being the only options, > Kuo said that "Apple's product segmentation strategy for standard models > fails this year." > All four of the iPhone 14 models were announced by Apple last week and have > been available to pre-order since September 9. The iPhone 14, iPhone 14 > Pro, and iPhone 14 Pro Max are set to launch on Friday, September 16, and > the iPhone 14 Plus will launch on Friday, October 7. > https://www.macrumors.com/2022/09/12/kuo-iphone-14-plus-worse-than-iphone-13-mini/ > -- > The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: > [email protected]. 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