“Apple Inc. has been selling so many iPhone 6 units it has been forced to delay deliveries,” Jennifer Booton reports for MarketWatch. “This Friday, the iPhone 6 will launch in the world’s largest consumer market, China, where demand is so high one analyst called it ‘insatiable.'”
“A report from Chinese news site Tencent reported Friday that Apple had received 4 million reservations for the iPhone 6. That’s not to be confused with actual preorders, but it nevertheless is a massive number hinting at the potential in China. To give some perspective, Apple last month said it sold a record 10 million phones in its first weekend across all of its launch markets,” Booton reports. “‘If Apple sells 10 million in its first weekend world-wide without China, and now China by itself wants 4 million? Hold on to your hats,’ said Ramon Llamas, a research manager of smartphones at IDC.”
“Of course, having too much demand and hype isn’t a bad thing if the company and its long list of suppliers and manufacturers can keep pace with it, which most analysts believe can be done,” Booton reports. “‘Nobody on [Apple’s supply] chain is saying there’s going to be a shortage,’ Llamas said. ‘Don’t underestimate Apple — this market is going to keep churning well into and past the holidays.'”
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