At its fourth quarter earnings call today, Tim Cook
addressed the imbalance between the demand and
supply of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus by saying that the
demand is “far outstripping” the supply.
He also said that at the moment it is unclear as to
when the production will be able to catch up with the
supply, even though the company has had a
satisfactory bump in production.
The supply issues will last until the end of this year as
the company is not “even close” to addressing the
imbalance in demand and supply of the new iPhones.
While iPhones have always had supply issues after
their initial launch, Apple has been able to create a
balance by quickly ramping up production. However,
the unprecedented demand for the new iPhones have
created a huge imbalance between demand and supply
that the company is not able to make up for even by
ramping up production.
Right now, you can get your hands on the iPhone 6
within 7-10 days if you order it from Apple’s online
store. The iPhone 6 Plus, however, has a shipping
delay of 3-4 weeks.
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