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Old 01-19-2013, 10:10 AM   #136
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Pat, I am not an Apple disciple, I don't own anything made by Apple, and I don't like their business practice.
Well then I apologize for lumping you in that group.


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Did you notice how the numbers given by NYT are exactly a third of the numbers given by CNET, and they represent 1 month vs. a quarter (3 months)?
Yes, and that might indicate the 65 million quarterly figure used by Nikkei may not be far off the mark, after all.


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The main difference is that according to CNET these numbers are estimates made by DisplaySearch, both the initial one and the current estimated range.
No, CNET is not saying the numbers in the NYTs article are estimates. And the NYT's clearly says the numbers given by Semenza are from supply chain sources. Not estimates. The NYTs says "these numbers came from sources in the supply chain." The numbers themselves came from the sources. Not from Semenza.

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It might even be illegal for them to get direct evidence on how many parts are being ordered because it might lead to insider trading acusations.
I highly doubt it. If anything, it may only be illegal for them to trade on that information until it becomes public.

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As for the 65 million, it is most likely the number of parts ordered for last quarter (since the previous analyst estimate was that Apple sold 61 million iPhone5s in Q4 2012, it seems reasonable).
Still, Semenza cut his own estimate of Q1 2013 sales of iPhones significantly based on Apple's cuts in screen orders.

You didn't answer my question regarding the hypothetical news story. Would you immediately dismiss that as well?

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Old 01-19-2013, 10:42 AM   #137
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Yes, as I had already said earlier in the thread.
A story is either believable or not.
Numbers are either reasonable or not.
My personal bet would be that there is at least a 25% chance that Apple's 2013Q2 figures are below their 2012Q2, which were exceptionally high.
35-45 million sounds like a reasonable range.
60-65 (the scaled up numbers in your hypothetical story) do not, too me, seem reasonable, for a non-release, non-holiday, quarter.
I'd put the chance of their 2013Q2 iPhone sales being over 60 million at less than 5%.
Maybe I'm too bearish on iPhone sales, and next week's figures will show something shocking, but that would be my reaction to that story.
But there are no "scaled up numbers" in the hypothetical story. You can't assume that the January orders mentioned in that story are not for latter months as well. The only thing you can assume is that original expectations upon which original orders were based on were too low.

Also, murray, you don't keep these actual sales figures in your head. You've researched them only now. So you're telling me when you first come across this story, you're going to immediately jump on it, even though at the time you really don't know what the Q2 2012 sales numbers are? Or the previous quarter's either?

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No, CNET is not saying the numbers in the NYTs article are estimates. And the NYT's clearly says the numbers given by Semenza are from supply chain sources. Not estimates. The NYTs says "these numbers came from sources in the supply chain." The numbers themselves came from the sources. Not from Semenza.
CNET talked to Semenza, they don't need to comment on what NYT said, and they are saying that the numbers that Semenza gave are estimates. And estimates are based on information from sources.

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Still, Semenza cut his own estimate of Q1 2013 sales of iPhones significantly based on Apple's cuts in screen orders.
No, he lowered his estimates based on lowering the estimates for the sales of last quarter. He doesn't have a better estimate of what the sales were other than lower than 61 million, but near that number, so this uncertainty reflects itself in the estimates for this quarter.

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Brian Blair, an analyst with Wedge Partners, says order cuts are typical after the holidays. He also noted that Apple uses multiple suppliers for individual parts making across the board cuts difficult to assess.

He estimates that Apple sold 50 million iPhones during the quarter, ahead of average analyst estimates around 47 million.
So Semenza gave an estimate that was 14 million higher than the average. I'm not surprised that he had to make some adjustments.

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You didn't answer my question regarding the hypothetical news story. Would you immediately dismiss that as well?
I wouldn't dismiss it. I would, as you put it, nitpick it to death. Starting with the fact that one would expect a shortage of devices if the demand would have been underestimated.
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CNET talked to Semenza, they don't need to comment on what NYT said, and they are saying that the numbers that Semenza gave are estimates. And estimates are based on information from sources.
No, that is absolutely incorrect. The only thing CNET says is that Semenza is giving revised estimates for the first quarter. But, the NYT's is saying that Semenza has hard numbers for the January orders. The January orders are real, according to the NYT's. And Semenza then took those hard real numbers and used them to revise his estimates for the first quarter.

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No, he lowered his estimates based on lowering the estimates for the sales of last quarter.
Nowhere does it say that in the CNET article. And, in fact, he never said he lowered his estimate for the previous quarter's quantity. He says "It may be dialed back" but he hasn't done it.

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He doesn't have a better estimate of what the sales were other than lower than 61 million, but near that number, so this uncertainty reflects itself in the estimates for this quarter.
Again, there is no indication whatsoever that he used a possible unknown drop in the previous quarter's quantities to drop the following quarter's estimate by 15-24 million. There's a big hole in your logic. It doesn't even make sense.

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So Semenza gave an estimate that was 14 million higher than the average. I'm not surprised that he had to make some adjustments.
But he hasn't yet made any adjustments of his Q4 estimate. At least not in any of the links you've provided.


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I wouldn't dismiss it. I would, as you put it, nitpick it to death. Starting with the fact that one would expect a shortage of devices if the demand would have been underestimated.
How is that nit-picking the hypothetical story? You are essentially agreeing with it, lol.

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No, that is absolutely incorrect. The only thing CNET says is that Semenza is giving revised estimates for the first quarter. But, the NYT's is saying that Semenza has hard numbers for the January orders. The January orders are real, according to the NYT's. And Semenza then took those hard real numbers and used them to revise his estimates for the first quarter.

CNET = estimates (Q1)
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There are no real numbers. NYT never said that 19 million was the number of displays that had been ordered, that is just something that you are sure that they are implying.

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Nowhere does it say that in the CNET article. And, in fact, he never said he lowered his estimate for the previous quarter's quantity. He says "It may be dialed back" but he hasn't done it.
Right, because he is really going to give an estimate now, so close to the day when Apple will show their results, to point out how wrong he can be not just in predicting the market trends, but in figuring out how the market was last quarter.

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Again, there is no indication whatsoever that he used a possible unknown drop in the previous quarter's quantities to drop the following quarter's estimate by 15-24 million. There's a big hole in your logic. It doesn't even make sense.
So in your opinion one quarter's sales don't have an impact on next quarter's order?

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How is that nit-picking the hypothetical story? You are essentially agreeing with it, lol.
You are seriously saying that by pointing out the obviously huge flaw in the argument I'm essentially agreeing with it?
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There are no real numbers. NYT never said that 19 million was the number of displays that had been ordered, that is just something that you are sure that they are implying.
The NYT's article is saying 19 million were originally ordered. When I name the publication, as opposed to the sources, it also means the people they are using as sources in the article. So it is referring to Semenza and his supply chain sources as well. I thought that was understood.

Semenza in the NYT's article is saying 19 million were originally ordered for January. So the NYT's is essentially saying it too.


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Right, because he is really going to give an estimate now, so close to the day when Apple will show their results, to point out how wrong he can be not just in predicting the market trends, but in figuring out how the market was last quarter.
Regardless of why he hasn't lowered his Q4 2012 estimate, you are at least admitting it was incorrect when you said in your prior comment that he had lowered it.


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So in your opinion one quarter's sales don't have an impact on next quarter's order?
I never said that. I said from all the evidence, it appears Semenza revised his estimates for Q1 2013 based on the cuts in orders in January.


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You are seriously saying that by pointing out the obviously huge flaw in the argument I'm essentially agreeing with it?
You parroted the argument given in the hypothetical!

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Old 01-19-2013, 03:32 PM   #142
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Also, murray, you don't keep these actual sales figures in your head. You've researched them only now. So you're telling me when you first come across this story, you're going to immediately jump on it, even though at the time you really don't know what the Q2 2012 sales numbers are? Or the previous quarter's either?
I knew that the previous record was around 35m (actually 37m), from a previous discussion. That is why the 65 million (which was the figure in the original story that started this thread) jumped out so much.
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This might be irrelevant, but I'm offering a comment in case it helps:

These days, I often leave debates wherever they lie when the exchanges become compulsive, and both parties are expected to respond regularly, hour by hour, day by day, or risk being perceived as losing in someone else's eyes.

Whenever the outcome seems to be that my petty point might be vindicated but the fallout could include singed egos and involve lasting resentment (I've had at least two people from message boards stalk me in real life), I tend to let things go. By continuing a strained debate, at the very least, I'm squandering energy best used elsewhere.

(I could insert that famous "Someone on the internet is wrong" cartoon, but the point is so familiar to MR members that mentioning it seems enough.)

Carry on if you like, but feel free to stop if if the going gets tedious or unpleasant.

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The NYT's article is saying 19 million were originally ordered. When I name the publication, as opposed to the sources, it also means the people they are using as sources in the article. So it is referring to Semenza and his supply chain sources as well. I thought that was understood.

Semenza in the NYT's article is saying 19 million were originally ordered for January. So the NYT's is essentially saying it too.
No, the actual words in the article were: "Apple had expected to order 19 million displays". It does not say that 19 million were originally ordered.

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Regardless of why he hasn't lowered his Q4 2012 estimate, you are at least admitting it was incorrect when you said in your prior comment that he had lowered it.
He hasn't given a new estimate, but indicated that the value might be lower.

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I never said that. I said from all the evidence, it appears Semenza revised his estimates for Q1 2013 based on the cuts in orders in January.
Ignoring the fact that he said that his theory is that the ramp was too much to sustain.

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You parroted the argument given in the hypothetical!
No, I pointed out the part that was missing.
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No, the actual words in the article were: "Apple had expected to order 19 million displays". It does not say that 19 million were originally ordered.
I already went over this with Murray and gave a comparable hypothetical analogy. It was a manner of speaking by the reporter. Hate to repeat things, but where else would the 19 million have come from?

I'll repeat the analogy too:

I called my local bakery last week Monday to order 20 pies for a party next week.
Two days later I call back and cut that amount to 10.
My baker tells his staff: "Pat had expected to order 20 pies for a party but cut that amount to 10."


Sounds perfectly fine to me.

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He hasn't given a new estimate, but indicated that the value might be lower.
Exactly! Two things there: the word "might" and the fact he never gave a revised estimate for Q4 2012.


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Ignoring the fact that he said that his theory is that the ramp was too much to sustain.
Actually, he never said it was "his" theory. He was throwing it out as a possible theory. He never makes a clear statement as to what he himself believes the actual reason or reasons are for the cuts.

Also, how does my statement you are referring to ignore that theory? My statement is consistent with that theory.

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No, I pointed out the part that was missing.
And what part was that? When you said: "... one would expect a shortage of devices if the demand would have been underestimated?"


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I have *never* heard 'expected' used in that way before, is it normal in US English to use 'expected' when you mean 'did'?
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I have *never* heard 'expected' used in that way before, is it normal in US English to use 'expected' when you mean 'did'?
I'll wait and see what Pat replies to this before replying to his post.
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The "past perfect" "had expected" was an action in the past that was supposed to have been accomplished later in the past before other actions.
In this case the "later" accomplishment was negated (not done.)
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I have *never* heard 'expected' used in that way before, is it normal in US English to use 'expected' when you mean 'did'?
U.S. English is a very fluid language. And colloquialisms have become a part of the written language. I find nothing wrong with using "had expected to order" in this NYT's story. It sounds natural to me, even if technically it may be a little off.

In this case, you have to view "had expected to order" in the context of the rest of the story. There is a stated number of 19 million as the original order. So if Apple hadn't ordered 19 million, then where did the number come from? There is also the fact that there are "cuts." Well "cuts" from what? There has to be a starting point that is higher.

It all just fits. Interpreting it any other way within the story is illogical.

And Semenza in the CNET article makes it clear that there were "cuts."



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The "past perfect" "had expected" was an action in the past that was supposed to have been accomplished later in the past before other actions.
In this case the "later" accomplishment was negated (not done.)
I'm not sure you're saying what I think you are, but if you are, then I think you've nailed it!

Apple really did order 19 million. But the NYT's reporter is saying that since the original order was amended it essentially was not completed.

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