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"Brace for a summer of Apple iPhone shortages," Scott Moritz reports for TheStreet.

"Apple's iPhone production has hit a speed bump due to display screen shortages, says Rodman Renshaw analyst Ashok Kumar, whose sources include Apple supply and manufacturing partners," Moritz reports. "Kumar says the shortage has forced Apple's contract manufacturers to cut the iPhone's monthly production rate to 2 million a month, down from the planned rate of 4 million iPhones a month."

"The component shortage comes as demand for the new iPhone builds to record proportions. Apple said this week that pre-sales were running 10 times higher than previous levels for the iPhone 3GS," Moritz reports. "The hitch involves production of in plane switching displays, the key component of Apple's so-called retina display screens on the new iPhone. Kumar says people close to the production expect to have the issue resolved probably by August, and definitely by fall, which would be in time for the holiday sales rush."

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That's okay, my iPhone 3GS has another year to run, before I can look at replacing it...

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It is no longer an issue for me. I want a white one. There are none. So I will have to wait anyway. I will probably get one later in the year, probably as a birthday present to myself. :)

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Oh noes!

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Crikey - they planned to manufacture 4,000,000 per month? :o :shock:

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Crikey - they planned to manufacture 4,000,000 per month? :o :shock:

Probably just for the huge demand at release and then scale it down slowly

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I think that they are having production problems and cannot meet the expected demand Normally supply increases after production teething problems are resolved. Not this time though.

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Well, as long as the Orange shop in Harrogate actually receive any they have said they will hold one for me until 10am on Thursday morning!

They haven't taken pre-orders (in fact none of the networks have) so I'm guessing a first come first serve thing is going to be in play on the morning of release.

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'Brace' indeed. It's a phone, not the Apocalypse.

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Paul1965 wrote:
'Brace' indeed. It's a phone, not the Apocalypse.


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It's the iPocalypse for some.

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It is frustrating but as people have commented it is only a phone. I am forced to wait anyway because I want a white one. I am not so bothered about getting it on day one, plus the network of my choice still has not announced any prices so not much I can do. It must be frustrating for those that have decided that they want one now and are now having to wait.

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