[Xterra2]

iPad Q4 slashed by 25% due to less demand in Europe

Unexpected, something Apple is not happy with
But still the most selling tablet

Apple slashes iPad production claim analysts - SlashGear

[Deathcommand]

Unexpected, something Apple is not happy with

Hahahaaaaa.
I'm sorry but that smiley made me smile.

[Economist101]

iPad Q4 slashed by 25% due to less demand in Europe

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I think they'd much rather cut production than price.

[DenverRalphy]

I'd speculate that production was cut back due to meeting a consumer saturation point. It's not like they're hurting on demand.

[Rooster99]

Yeah, from 8 billion to 3 billion. Still smokes absolutely everyone else.

- R.

[grover5]

While I agree they dominate the market completely...there is also no question a 25% drop in production is not good news.

[Rooster99]

While I agree they dominate the market completely...there is also no question a 25% drop in production is not good news.

Possibly, but not likely :

"It seems likely that Apple is balancing its warehouses ahead of predicted demand, with the promise of the iPad 3 acting as a cut-off point for the existing model. ... Brazilian factories are tipped to be coming on line with iPad production in December as part of a push to reduce prices of the coveted slate in the country."

More likely good inventory planning (unlike Playbook), and/or balancing global manufacturing capacity.

- R.

[grover5]

Possibly, but not likely :

"It seems likely that Apple is balancing its warehouses ahead of predicted demand, with the promise of the iPad 3 acting as a cut-off point for the existing model. ... Brazilian factories are tipped to be coming on line with iPad production in December as part of a push to reduce prices of the coveted slate in the country."

More likely good inventory planning (unlike Playbook), and/or balancing global manufacturing capacity.

- R.

If that is the reason then I would agree with you. It seems like a guess though.