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Apple Hikes Order Volume For iPhone 7 Parts In Wake of Samsung Recall (macrumors.com)
An anonymous reader writes: In wake of Samsung's recall of the Galaxy Note 7, Apple has reportedly hiked orders for parts and components required for the production of the upcoming iPhone 7 and 7 Plus. Mac Rumors reports: "Apple shipped on average 30 million iPhone 6s units a month in the second half of 2015. The company originally predicted shipments of the iPhone 7 this year would reach only 60 percent of that number over the same period, but supply chain sources are today reporting that Apple has boosted its original prediction by 10 percent. The hike in order volumes suggests Apple is increasingly upbeat about demand for the new devices among existing iPhone owners seeking to upgrade, despite relatively subdued interest in the iPhone 7 models compared to the pre-launch buzz of previous years. Another potential factor in Apple's upward revision is Samsung's global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone last week, which followed numerous complaints that the device caught fire while charging. The news arguably couldn't have come at a worse time for Apple's biggest rival, which has pitched its Note 7 as a direct competitor to Apple's 5.5-inch iPhones."
That logic is almost as tortuous as Apple's profit funneling.
Apple outsells Samsung in the high end market. iPhone's out sell the Samsung Galaxy 5/6/7 series. But the cheap Androids outsell iPhone's by a large number. Just compare the correct market segments. If it was iPhone versus Windows Phone with the same numbers, Microsoft would have started a marketing campaign to convince developers to drop iPhone support, just like they did in the Windows era. Please let such a thing not happen again. Samsung+Google could become the new Wintel if they started to use the same business tactics as Microsoft did in the 90's and early 00's. I don't like Apple either, but I'm happy they are gaining a healthy market share which forced software makers to write their software for multiple platforms, which makes it more likely to support other systems like Linux and BSD.
I don't cut open and eat my batteries.
I read the MSDS sheet for lithium cobalt oxide but nothing there is mentioned of causing cancer. did you make that up? are you confusing elemental cobalt or some other compound of cobalt with this particular salt of cobalt?
what good is getting removable battery if taking it from phone and putting in charger is going to make it catch on fire anyway in the charger instead of the phone?