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Why supply chain rumors don't necessarily mean bad news for the iPhone

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<p>According to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Apple is reducing the number of iPhones it’s ordering (http://www.wsj.com/article_email/apple-scales-back-orders-for-its-iphones-1452049390-lMyQjAxMTA2NjAyNjkwNjY0Wj) from manufacturers in China. It’s an interesting report that could mean slowing iPhone sales—or something completely different, depending on how you read it.</p><p>As you might expect from the name, the Wall Street Journal approaches its Apple coverage from a largely financial, not product-based, perspective. Slowing iPhone sales are important to investors because investment is all about growth. So if the growth in Apple’s most important product is slowing, that will force investors to readjust their expectations (and Apple’s stock price) accordingly.</p><p class="jumpTag"><a href="/article/3019857/apple-phone/why-supply-chain-rumors-dont-necessarily-mean-bad-news-for-the-iphone.html#jump">To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here[/url]</p></section></article>

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