Manufacturing Issues May Delay iPad Launch

Monday, March 1, 2010

In his opinion, Peter Misek analyst for Canaccord Adams, Apple remains a firm buy stock, but he warned investors today of a potential “manufacturing bottleneck” that may taint the release of the much anticipated and press maligned iPad.

He went on to opine that Apple may have to scale down the release of the iPad to US markets, and even suggested that it’s quite possible that Apple will have to push back its release altogether for a month.

While maintaining that Apple will sell 1.2 million units in this fiscal year and another 3.5 million in fiscal year 2011, he cautions that Apple perhaps bit off more than it could chew when it chose Hon Hai Precision as its primary manufacturer.

“We believe that the only material impact from the iPad delay could come in the form of frustrated consumers and some modest loss of lustre for the company’s product launch,” he wrote.

Apple will stagger the world once this manufacturing issue is sorted, as people see just how sexy this new device is; once supply can meet demand.

Via Apple Insider

This is an article by The Apps Machine.