5c iPhone: Apple reduced its orders. Flop? Not so fast ...

Business: reductions orders to Asian suppliers reach between 20 and 33%, according to the Wall Street Journal. From there to talk about failure ...

In the absence of official figures, it is difficult to know the success of the Apple iPhone 5c.However, some indicators show a trend in a study relayed by AllThingsD , the Consumer Intelligence Research Partners (CIRP) estimates. in September , 64% of iPhone sales in the United States related to the 5s against only 27% for 5c and another 9% for 4s.

In Europe, particularly in France, operators confirm this lip ventilation and evoke difficult to face sales premium model, the iPhone 5s and stocks having a hard fall.

New Item on Wednesday with cuts orders confirmed by Apple's Asian suppliers. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company has informed its suppliers that it will reduce orders for the last three months of the year. Pegatron has seen its small orders of less than 20%, lower even reach 33% of Hon Hai Precision Industry.

Do not forget China 

Conclusions (sometimes early) then resurface the side of some observers and analysts. Apple has made a strategic mistake by offering an iPhone 5c too expensive. Its price would thus not enough incentive whatever the markets mature and emerging as in China, especially compared to 5s (just under 100 euros) or even the iPhone 5.

So this iPhone 5c is it a flop? Not so fast. Based on the breakdowns mentioned, the iPhone 5c is a little better than the iPhone 4S last year in the same period, while it was the cheaper alternative to the new iPhone 5. Apple is in the plate.

Furthermore, reductions in orders announced by the Chinese assemblers can illustrate the optimization of stock rather than demand sharply.

Then Apple's strategy allows it to maintain its level of margins. The reaction of analysts imagine if we had 5c, as predicted by the rumors, sold $ 99.

Finally, do not forget China: if the agreement with China Mobile continues, the future of the iPhone 5c will be radically changed with a demand that could explode even at present, there is the 5s low as widely favored by consumers. But for the huge middle class of the country, 5c could quickly wreak havoc.