Intel has issued a quarterly report this week, and Apple will follow on the following Tuesday. However, there were a lot of analysts, who began to build a preliminary forecasts for the dynamics of Apple quarterly . For example, yesterday associate suggested that due to the decrease in demand for iPad mini, Apple will ship this quarter 30% less tablet. If in the first quarter, Apple had to release 15 million iPad mini, then in the second is the number was reduced to 10-12 million units.
LG Display, which is the main supplier of displays for iPad and iPad mini, April is going to reduce the volume of shipments of relevant components to 3.5 million units, while in the previous month were shipped 5 million units. In May and June, the number will drop to 3 million displays. At the end of the year Apple should release 55 million tablets iPad mini. It is believed that the demand for the current generation iPad mini began to fall on expectations of a second-generation device. In the segment of smartphones this trend is observed regularly.
Bloomberg publication , told how the quarterly report has caused the reduction of Apple shares to less than $ 400 - the first time since December 2011. Cirrus Logic revenue which supplies Apple audio solutions were drastically reduced. Since Cirrus revenue is 90% dependent on Apple orders, experts have concluded that the apple did not need Cirrus products in the previous amounts. On one hand, it may indicate a decrease in demand for iPhone. On the other hand, Apple could find another supplier of the respective components. Related Products :
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