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Title: Caught by iPad cannibalization, Apple, Inc. gambles on Mac inventory safeguards
Post by: HCK on August 04, 2013, 11:01:21 pm
Caught by iPad cannibalization, Apple, Inc. gambles on Mac inventory safeguards
         


Apple reduced its total channel inventory by a whopping $1 billion last quarter. That aggressive cut may help explain recent temporary stock-outs of low-volume products, such as Macs and accessories, as the company adopts what is said to be a more conservative approach amidst a shrinking PC market.
         

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