Apple’s iOS devices, which collectively sold about 200 million units to date, are affecting consumer electronics at large and not just smartphones and tablets. Add digital still cameras to the list of losers as plugged-in sources warn that camera vendors may ship lower than expected units in the second quarter. The reason? Apple’s iPhone and iPad:
Virtually not a day goes by that we don’t learn about high demand for iOS gadgets affecting shipments of a particular rival product. Here, just a few examples…
We learned yesterday that sheer volume of Apple’s component buying is behind manufacturing woes plaguing Asustek’s Eee Pad Transformer tablet. Last week brought us the news that the Japan crisis and component shortages will most likely force vendors to push back their May tablet shipments.
The shortage of a number of components is in large part attributed to the fact that Apple locked down the supply chain by pre-paying billions to secure steady supplies, effectively blocking out competitors from getting parts in volume and at reasonable prices.
- RIM hedges its bets with iOS and Android device management software (9to5mac.com)
- Apple has begun widespread testing of iOS 5 (9to5mac.com)
- iMovie for iOS not compatible with camcorder clips (9to5mac.com)
- Component shortages likely to delay May shipments for iPad rivals (9to5mac.com)
- Is Intel going to build Apple’s A6 chips? (9to5mac.com)
