“Apple Inc. suppliers have pushed back plans to mass produce a larger-screen tablet to early next year, people familiar with the matter said, as they struggle to make enough new iPhones to meet strong demand,” Lorraine Luk and Daisuke Wakabayashi report for The Wall Street Journal.
“Suppliers of the Cupertino, Calif., company had originally planned to produce the larger iPad in mass volume beginning in December, the people said,” Luk and Wakabayashi report. “‘The top priority for the supply chain is to meet the overwhelming demand for the larger screen iPhones. The output of the 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus remains unsatisfactory,’ said a person at a supplier. ‘It would be challenging for display makers to split resources and spend a few months to ramp up production for a new larger screen iPad now.'”
“Foxconn, a major assembler of Apple’s iPhones and iPads, is also facing the challenge of hiring enough factory workers to assemble the two new iPhones at its largest production site in Zhengzhou, in northern China. At the plant, more than 200,000 workers are dedicated to just making the new iPhones and key components such as metal casings,” Luk and Wakabayashi report. “Suppliers in Asia say Apple’s larger tablet will likely have a 12.9-inch liquid-crystal-display screen with resolution that is similar to the current 9.7-inch iPad Air unveiled in October last year. Apple said Wednesday it is hosting a media event on Oct. 16. While the media invite didn’t say what will be discussed, it is expected that Apple will unveil new iPads and iMacs. It remains unclear if the company will unveil plans for the larger iPad at the event… Suppliers are also preparing for mass production of a 12-inch MacBook Air in December, featuring a higher resolution display, people familiar with the matter said. ”
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In other words, “our last rumour was probably wrong and now we’re going to make up another one to cover our asses in case we get found out”
BTW, a few more rumors you and your ilk may be interested in;
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/samsung-braces-for-more-cost-cuts-shake-up-2014-10-07
or hows about this one:
or try this one;
So, have a very nice day?
Didn’t your mother tell you, “don’t believe anything you hear, only half of what you see, and never, ever believe a rumor you didn’t start yourself!” 🙂
So an unannounced product is delayed by astounding uptake of a phone that bends and has OS software updates that make it unable to be a phone.
These anal-cysts really need to get their stories straight.
See that galaxy note bendgate today? Guess what goes around comes around………
Why in heavens name are you logged into an obviously APPLE tech rag!? Are you really that starved for support in the belief that the product you bought was a good choice? Be happy with your purchase, and don’t concern yourself with our choice of equipment. Trust that whatever you spent your money on is probably a reasonable facsimile of the real iPhone. It’s OKAY!
Idiot. I already buy nothing but iPhones.
“Apple Inc. suppliers have pushed back plans to mass produce a larger-screen tablet to early next year, people familiar with the matter said”
Does Apple get a say in any of this?
They sky is falling! The Sky is Falling…
PEOPLE FAMILIAR WITH THIS MATTER SAID…
Yet another FUD piece to mess with the stock.
The markets will focus on the delayed launch rather than stellar sales of the ip6+.
MacPad will be awesome!
They also had a post about delaying the 5.5 iPhone but I could not see how a buyer would make a decision about buying a phone when he did not have all choices. Same for the iPad. It’s baloney. I am buying the 12.9 iPad and I want it available at the same time as all the other iPads.
All this assumes that any rumor of an iPad this size is actually accurate..
How do you fit 200,000 workers in plant ? Wow
Cue the Chinese jokes in 3, 2, 1…
So this mythical iPad Pro will have a larger screen than the next gen MBA?