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UPDATE 1-Analyst says Apple may cut iPhone production | Markets | Markets News
(Adds Apple declining comment, background) SAN FRANCISCO, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Apple Inc (AAPL.O: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) may cut iPhone production by more than 40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008 compared to the third quarter, as consumer demand slows, according to FBR ...
Mark Papermaster Joins Apple as Senior Vice President of Devices Hardware Engineering
apple.com — CUPERTINO, California November 4, 2008 Apple today announced that Mark Papermaster is joining the Company as senior... vice president of Devices Hardware Engineering, reporting to Apple CEO Steve Jobs. Papermaster, who comes to Apple from IBM, will lead ... (more) Mark Papermaster Joins Apple as Senior Vice President of ...
Crashing The iPhone
forbes.com — An Italian programmer discovers a bug that can crash Apple's mobile devices and maybe some computers.... (more) Crashing The iPhone
Apple Slashes iPhone Production, Says Chip Analyst (AAPL)
Apple Slashes iPhone Production, Says Chip Analyst (AAPL)
alleyinsider.com — Is demand slowing for Apple's (AAPL) red-hot iPhone 3G? Apple has cut its Q4 iPhone production plans... significantly more than originally estimated, according to Friedman Billings Ramsey analyst Craig Berger. Instead of a 10% sequential production ... (more) Apple Slashes iPhone Production, Says Chip Analyst (AAPL)
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Is Last Quarter's Massive iPhone Sales Momentum Sustainable?
Byte of the Apple - BusinessWeek — ... Posted by: Peter Burrows on November 03 Not according to FBR Capital Markets chip analyst Craig Berger. He thinks Apple has cut its fourth quarter production plans by 40%, compared to a previous plan to trim production 10% from the third quarter. Production ramps normally slow in this period, since companies build up much of the inventory for the crucial holiday selling season in the September quarter. Berger’s claims don’t necessarily mean iPhone-mania has hit the skids, as Silicon Valley Insider’s ...

Berger Zing: Home of the Whopper
Digital Daily — ... Perhaps, as Friedman Billings Ramsey analyst Craig Berger claims, Apple’s fiscal first quarter iPhone production will be more than 40% lower than production in its third. “We believe Apple is a good proxy for broader consumer demand given that it has the hottest, sleekest, most desirable products available today,” Berger wrote in a note to clients Monday. “That the firm’s iPhone production plans are being revised lower suggests that the global macroecomomic weakness is impacting even high-end consumers, those that are more likely to buy ...

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