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Falling Mac Sales Have Apple’s OLED Panel Suppliers Spooked
Apple will launch its first OLED iPads next year and South Korean panel makers intend to use their existing Gen 6 OLED lines to cover Apple’s 2024 supply needs. But for iPads and MacBooks after that, Samsung Display and LG Display plan to build Gen 8 production lines, which yield more OLED panels per substrate than Gen 6 lines and are more cost effective.
However, according to The Elec, the two panel makers have yet to place orders for key equipment needed to build the Gen 8 production lines, which take at least a year to complete.
The outlet’s sources suggest the Korean panel maker’s hesitancy to invest is directly linked to concerns over profitability. There is no precedent for OLED panels being used in MacBooks, therefore ambiguity remains over how much Apple will be willing to pay for the panels.
But there is now growing concern over just how many units Apple will order given the recent slump in MacBook sales. Apple in its recent quarterly earnings call reported a significant year-over-year decline in Mac revenue, falling from $10.4 billion to $7.2 billion. In the previous quarter, Mac revenue was also down to $7.7 billion compared to $10.9 billion in the year-ago quarter.
The decline follows a pattern amid a severe downturn in the global PC market, with reports indicating that Apple responded earlier in the year by requesting a temporary suspension in the production of Mac processors, and they only resumed at half of supplier TSMC’s production capacity.
With OLED displays in MacBooks likely to only increase the sales price, display panel suppliers reportedly believe Apple will inevitably attempt to cut unit prices down.
Samsung in April said it plans to spend 4.1 trillion won ($4.1 billion) building Gen 8 OLED production lines up to 2026. With the Korean display maker facing demands from OLED machine suppliers to pay development fees on top of machine prices, and LG Display already in the red, both face difficult investment choices in the months ahead without guaranteed orders from Apple.
Apple reportedly plans to sequentially introduce new iPad Pro and Mac with OLED displays. Display analyst Ross Young said that he expects a MacBook Air with an OLED panel to launch as soon as 2024, which could also be the year Apple launches an OLED iPad Pro.
Samsung is expected to have a lasting role in supplying the OLED panels, contributing to the iPad Pro, MacBook Air, and 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pros, although the Pro models are not expected to transition to OLED displays until 2026.
This article, “Falling Mac Sales Have Apple’s OLED Panel Suppliers Spooked” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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Warzone 2 Steam player count has spooked some players, as faith in the game falters
The joint Steam player count for Modern Warfare 2 and Warzone 2.0 has dropped to an 87,000 24-hour peak, leaving a portion of the player base concerned for the game’s future as Season 2 quickly approaches.
This info comes from Steam Charts, which while by no means is the concrete word on a game’s total player base, does provide some insight into how a game is doing. The game had been met with much criticism across both Warzone and the multiplayer modes, leaving many disappointed with the game.
Taking a quick look at the Warzone Reddit, people are sharing their thoughts on the current state of the game and whether these numbers indicate a rough patch for the game. “That’s what happens when you make a broken game and don’t fix it,” writes Freddiewop, while others point to a lack of content or balance patches for the game’s woes.
Dog on run from owner gives itself up at police station after being spooked by fireworks
A DOG on the run from its owner gives itself up at a police station.
Ten-year-old border collie Rosie had disappeared after being spooked by fireworks.
After she trotted into the station in Loughborough, Leics, officers found owner Steve Harper’s details on her collar.
Leicestershire Police said: “Rosie was being walked nearby with a second dog when she managed to wander off. What a lovely, clever dog.
“Our staff fetched some water for Rosie, and made fast friends with plenty of fuss.”
Steve, 68, said: “I thought I’d lost her.”
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Steve’s wife Julie, 62, said: “I was so pleased and so happy she was safe and so proud of her that she was clever enough to find her way to the police station.
“Steve takes her down to Southfields Park that’s enclosed but not enclosed enough.
“She loves to chase a ball and squirrels.
“Border Collies need a good run, they’re working dogs and they can run miles.
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