Zsolt Kadar

Analistul Peter Misek a declarat ca furnizorul taiwanez Hon Hai Precision s-ar putea confrunta cu o intrerupere a productiei sau cu un deficit de componente.

O problema de productie a companiei Hon Hai Precision, subcontractorul care asambleaza efectiv iPad-ul, ar putea limita lansarea din Statele Unite, iar numarul unitatilor disponibile in luna martie va fi de 300.000, in scadere fata de estimarea initiala a companiei de un milion de unitati.

Apple nu a publicat o data oficiala a lansarii sau numarul modelor care vor fi puse in vanzare. Compania a anuntat ca modelele Wi-Fi vor fi vandute la sfarsitul lunii martie, iar modelele 3G vor fi vandute din aprilie in Statele Unite si in tarile selectate.

"Anul trecut compania a inregistrat o cifra de afaceri de aproximativ 10 milioane euro, pentru acest an ne asteptam la o scadere de 15% fata de nivelul anterior, la venituri de de 8,5 milioane euro", a declarat Zsolt Kadar.

In luna iunie, reprezentantii Apple estimau o crestere de 10-20% pentru echipamente pana la sfarsitul lui 2009, insa "scaderea pietei a fost mai mare decat se asteptau".

Potrivit IDC, vanzarile de computere din Romania au scazut cu aproximativ 64%, in timp ce Apple a raportat o scadere de aproximativ 32%.

The collaboration between Apple and Apcom Group, member of MDS Holdings started 22 years ago, and was constantly strengthened by establishing a solid and modern regional distribution network. MDS Holdings is operational for 35 years in 67 countries through nearly 100 affiliates across the emerging markets of Middle East, Europe and Africa.

Overall, MDS Holdings reached over 1 billion dollars in turnover last year, according to Zsolt Kadar, marketing manager at Apcom Romania.

3 years ago, 70% of Apple’s operations were carried in United States of America. In first quarter of the fiscal year ended in December 2008, over 34% of Apple’s business stemmed from EMEA region, reason why the US-based company decided to aggregate the company’s operations in the region under one roof. In this period, Apple sold over 795,000 computers in the region, marking an annual growth of 14%.