Remains of the Day: Supply and demand
Hon Hai can’t keep up with iPhone demand, a jury supplies a reason for Apple to pay out a good chunk of change, and we demand a ride in Eddy Cue’s Ferrari. The remainders for Wednesday, November 7, 2012 are in supply/demand balance.
Hon Hai Says iPhone 5 Design Leads to Production Delays (Wall Street Journal, subscription required)
Apple manufacturing partner Hon Hai (better known as Foxconn in some corners) says it just can’t make the iPhone 5 fast enough to supply Apple’s demand. The difficulties apparently have to do with the Taiwanese company being unable to meet quality standards due to production issues related to design. Translation: The iPhone 5 is so light, it’s literally floating away. (If you can’t make it past the Journal’s paywall, our colleagues at IDG News Service prepared their own account of iPhone 5 production delays.)
Apple Ordered to Pay $368 Million in Patent Case Brought by VirnetX (AllThingsD)
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