On 22/2/05 12:04 AM, "Navid Mavaddat" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Its sort of like a school assignment. Sometimes its worth working on it
> an extra day and getting it finished even though you know you will lose
> 10% of your mark for being late. Especially so if it's the night before
> it's due and you haven't started yet!
>
> Navid (unfortunately speaking from experience!)
>
>
> On 21/02/2005, at 19:41, Rod wrote:
>
>> To *slightly* defend Apple, that actually don't make any hardware.
>> Its all
>> subcontracted out to Asian companies to construct, who also have
>> contracts
>> with other hardware manufacturers. For all we know, Apple may have
>> placed
>> an order for 10 million Shuffles, but only received 1 million as the
>> company
>> can't fulfill orders. A good way for Apple to save money buy not
>> manufacturing, but a really sucky way to project how much you will
>> have to
>> sell when the product goes to market.
>>
>> Seeya
>>
>> Rod!
Funny I should mention supply problems:
<http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=7690858>
In short, Toshiba can't make enough chips for flash drive products. The
shortage is mainly attributed to the huge demand for the iPod Shuffle!
In some ways half the problem is the secrecy Apple have surrounding their
products. Its a double-edged sword - tell everyone about impending products
(to get a better projection of future demand), but cannibalise current
sales; or keep quiet, unleash the product with some stock then run out
quickly for months on end, not knowing when the next batch will come
through. Must be really tough on resellers who find out when new products
are released at the same time as the rest of the world!
Seeya
Rod!
