As for design, now that SJ is gone it becomes very apparent that the design team he oversaw, nay, worked with, was no slouch – it becomes very apparent to us and to them. Now if they can’t just realize that they really are the sum of all their parts I think they can give TC something to work with.

Why did they not do what they did when they released iPad retina, keep to older cheaper iPad 2 to forfill customer demands.

The most damaging aspect of this debacle is not the the onesies or twosies home or fanboy purchases. But the corporate business users with no supply line or alternative.

This is why no supply/IT manager will ever be sacked for choosing to purchase PC’s for their organization.

We have had to stoop as low as supply 2nd hand dual core 24″ imacs as a temporary solution. Its down right embarrassing so good on someone kicking Apple on national TV why should we be quiet when Apple have taken our money.

On a more serious note, Apple rolled out a lot of new/updated product lines in the fall, and they definitely pushed state-of-the-art manufacturing capabilities in some areas. I am sorry to hear so many unhappy customer stories. but it sounds like Apple is finally getting its at together. This is not the first time that Apple has had supply problems with a new design, but i hope that it is the last.

The last couple of years have shown betaware as Gold Master SW and many HW shipments are late or heavily restricted in availability.

Cook’s claim to fame was that he made the trains run on time and on budget- a great operations man. In recent times it seems that ops are not where they should be.

never came.. then was supposed to ship Dec 28th. Keep in mind we ordered the previous model.. many weeks before they announced the new model.

Never arrived. A week after the new iMacs were announced, purchasing called Apple asking where the Macs were.

Apple apparently canceled the original order, and told us to reorder. Then we waited until we could actually configure and order the new iMacs. Once ordered, we were given a January 17th delivery date.

They didnt arrive.. people called.. and now we have no ship date.

The new iMac specs are 27inch, upgraded i7, base RAM, 1TB Fusion, and upgraded card.

I know it’s hard to believe. It seem surreal to me since ive never had issues, and usually get things the day they are available.

Contrast that to the way Boeing outsourced critical intellectual property to the four corners of the globe, in the, you know, great GE way. (jack Welch is a moron and a classic bully, he managed the earnings of GE when the rules allowed, and now roundly criticizes CEO’s for not doing it even though the rules disallow). I’d say Boeing got what they asked for. Immelt has been a failure at GE and for those great GE “managers” or “cheaters”, take a look at Bob Nardelli’s record.

Its like…you know, like…well whatever!!!!!

Kheeeerist

Come on, roll up your sleeves and do some real investigative work. Find some dirt on Tim Cook. You of all people here seem to have the biggest vendetta against him. You talk about nothing else, you are obviously obsessed with getting rid of him. Are you hearing voices yet? Maybe you should stalk his place, along with some pavarotti and find out if he uses an illegal herbicide on his lawn. Come on, you know you can do it. Good luck. I’ll disavow everything.

I have a hard time believing you are waiting for your iMac since August. That sounds more like an HP wait time.

MDN is absolutely wrong about this one. Yes the core Mac users will wait. However, the majority of those who might buy a Mac just won’t. Apple *IS* losing sales over this. It is *NOT* just sales put off until a later date.

Three months after announcement and the wait on shipping times is still up to four weeks (or more)? Many, many possible purchasers of Macs just WILL NOT wait!

I have not seen this much stupidity in the supply chain since the days when no one could accurately describe the difference between a Performa 6400 and a Performa 6410!

Apple needs to fix this ASAP.

These are some valid questions to be asking in the supply chain.

Create a page called “Steve Jobs Middle Finger”, complete with a cutout picture the young SJ in front of the IBM building, and then add a list of articles that deserve it in the back ground to the picture.

That would be an instant comment from Apple discrediting any such stupid articles, and all done without saying a word.

And yes.. im yelling.

That’s totally f-ed up. Why couldnt they just ship the computers we asked for?

Seriously???

It has enough spelling and grammar errors to make the baby Jesus cry!

I can’t take this guy seriously.

WHY RESELLERS ARE NOT BEING DELIVERED?????

That’s where this will result in lost Mac sales. Probably not a lot of them, but a few, anyway.

Get real.

Just when will MDN and the rest of the blind world of mindless Apple followers of doom get the message: until Tim Cook is dismissed, the company is going nowhere and getting it started up again gets harder with every passing day.

To not be able to order one for your business is just silly …. We can’t wait four-six weeks at our business for a new machine …..

Sadly, they are so far out of the look that they just show their own incompetence.

And to MacFreek, Being a fan of Apple does not mean ignoring the areas where they screw up, it means keeping a more open mind as to all the factors involved. And not trying to guess the future in a negative manner just to get blogg hits.

Just a thought,
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As I have said many times before how many companies you know make high end precision electronics in the volume Apple is making? No one else is doing this. The build quality surpasses any thing else on the market and as a result ramping up production can be difficult.