Analyst: Apple cutting Q1 creation of iPods, iPhones

Analyst: Apple cutting Q1 creation of iPods, iPhones Electronics industries and PC companies know which first quarter may be a downer balanced with the fourth quarter, and that is chock packed with holiday shopping goodness. Berger says, however, that Apple now Gucci iPad Mini Case gives cut production by a level larger amount than originally planned. Contingent on "channel checks," Berger says, Apple is cuttingiPod and iPhone production by Sixty percent balanced with the fourth quarter, when it had originally planned to trim down production in 2 in contrast to the fourth quarter.

He tells this can be "likely reflecting less-than-expected sell-through in 4Q, or to this point in 1Q." (Turn on, Craig, which is America, it's Q1). The questions on iPhone sell-through contained in the fourth quarter have come up before, but iPod Touch sales seemed to be strong during Apple's best and newest financial quarter.

One factor will be the launch of your respective new 32GB iPod Touch, which unfortunately could have caused Apple to shed creation of older models of itouch new generation ipod till sales of the higher-capacity model. The report was issued at almost exactly the same time that Apple announced the newest iPods, and it's really uncertain the way in which channel checks include creation of the 32GB version.

An Apple representative declined to reply to the report, this suggested which the company is going to reduce production of Macbooks while Louis Vuitton Galaxy S3 Case increasing Gucci iphone 5 case production of iMacs. Banc of America issued to correct report regarding iPods the previous week, but said iPhone production is up after cuts in December and January.

If the economy really is headed south, it's going to affect you; Apple aren't going to be immune. Apple's stock fell another 5.69 percent Wednesday, or $7.36, to shut at $122. It's down 37 percent currently in 2008, even though the Nasdaq as a whole is down about 9 percent.