[9/8/16] In the first sign that orders for the “transitional”, “headphone jackless” iPhone 7 may be a material disappointment, moments ago Apple, in a radical departure from its previous direct communications with CNBC, advised the business channel that it will no longer be releasing iPhone pre-order numbers as it traditionally has in the past.
This is what CNBC just tweeted:
APPLE STATEMENT TO CNBC:
“We expect iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will be incredibly popular with customers and we are thrilled to begin taking pre-orders on September 9. Customers will receive their new iPhones starting September 16.
In years past, we’ve announced how many new iPhones had been sold as of the first weekend following launch. But as we have expanded our distribution through carriers and resellers to hundreds of thousands of locations around the world, we are now at a point where we know before taking the first customer pre-order that we will sell out of iPhone 7.
These initial sales will be governed by supply, not demand, and we have decided that it is no longer a representative metric for our investors and customers. Therefore we won’t be releasing a first-weekend number any longer. We are reiterating the financial guidance for the September quarter that we provided on July 26….CONTINUE READING