During yesterday's earning call covering the third quarter of 2017, Apple CEO Tim Cook mentioned the company's popular wireless earphones, namely the AirPods. According to Cook, the production capacity has been bumped up, because of the high demand, Apple is still unable to make enough to reach supply and demand balance. Continue reading after the break.
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Tim Cook said:
We're also seeing incredible enthusiasm for AirPods. 98 percent customer satisfaction based on Creative Strategy's survey. We have increased production capacity for AirPods and are working very hard to get them to customers as quickly as we can, but we are still not able to meet the strong level of demand.
The AirPods are priced at $159, they are wire-free earphones that feature Bluetooth and an Apple-designed W1 chip for better connection and simple transfers between different devices. They are equipped with an infrared sensor to detect when they are in the ear and support a range of touch-based gestures.
Since launch, AirPod supplies have been severely constrained and ship out from the Apple Store in the U.S. in six weeks. That mark has not budged since December, but Apple retail stores occasionally have them in stock as do retailers like Best Buy.
Since launch, AirPod supplies have been severely constrained and ship out from the Apple Store in the U.S. in six weeks. That mark has not budged since December, but Apple retail stores occasionally have them in stock as do retailers like Best Buy.