Pundits have been fear - mongering about Apple ’s position in China for year . First , it wasXiaomi that was pass away to beat Apple . Then it wasHuawei . Then it was just gravitational attraction or the jurisprudence of big numbers or furious beavers or something .
The Macalope does n’t know if China has beavers . purportedly they were going to be import to destroy Apple . There was a chart and everything .
Back in May , Apple ’s small drop in sale after two monster months was A VERY BIG CONCERN , I ASSURE YOU . WHY ARE YOU LOOKING AT THE 320 percentage INCREASE IN FEBRUARY WHEN YOU SHOULD BE look AT THE 10 PERCENT DECREASE IN MARCH , UGH , IT ’S LIKE YOU roll in the hay NOTHING ABOUT NUMBER THINGS . YOU’RE CLEARLY NOT A note NUMBEROLOGIST LIKE I AM .
Then a curious thing happened in October . Downright uproarious even .
“ Apple Becomes Largest Smartphone Brand in China in October 2021 ”
Oh . You do n’t say .
Now , a lot of this was due to the out-and-out collapse of Huawei since the summertime of 2020 and a needlelike spike heel up by Apple . So , it ’s potential things could turn around for Huawei in the prospicient term or that Apple ’s current chance are n’t sustainable .
Buuuuut …
“ Apple Stays on Top for earpiece sales event in China ”
Apple Inc. secured the top place for telephone sales in China for a second square calendar month in November , according to market research data , driven by the success of the iPhone 13 serial publication .
The iPhone 13 , you will call up , isthe phone that nobody likeswhich is sell so well that it ’s back - ordered so Apple will be shorten orders for the phone that it ca n’t supply enough of because nobody wants one .
Look , the Macalope does n’t make up the arguments about the iPhone , he just reports them .
Besides , you ca n’t even make this material up .
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Still , though , this was November . That was two months ago . Maybe things have dropped off for Apple since then .
“ Malus pumila : Strong Demand bode Well for 2022 , allege Top Analyst ”
“ Based on our supply concatenation bank check over the last few weeks , ” said [ Wedbush ’s Daniel Ives ] , “ We believe demand is outgo supply for Apple by roughly 12 million unit of measurement in the December quarter which now will add to the tailwind for Apple in the March and June quarters … ”
Welp .
The Macalope is trying to help you , Apple doomsayers , it ’s just not that easy ! Look on the brilliant side : if Apple does n’t announcean AR / VR headsetthis summertime as the rumor mill expect it to , then you may say the company will“disappear in 60 days”if it does n’t shoot to it .
Chin up ! After all , Apple doom can never die , it can only be failed by a lack of resource !
