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Re:Why Google's Nexus 7 Tablet Is Hotter Than Apple's iPad by rprasad on Saturday July 21, 2012 @02:33PM (#4275413)
A Dell takes 1-2 weeks to ship too, possibly more...

It's not a matter of demand. It's a matter of acquiring the components, building the product to spec, testing it, and preparing it for shipment.

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Re:Why Google's Nexus 7 Tablet Is Hotter Than Apple's iPad by Samuel_Michon on Saturday July 21, 2012 @03:17PM (#4275514)
Apple products are shipped the same day, unless they are Build-To-Order or in high demand.

Apple is a completely different business than DELL. Apple sells in its own retail stores, through big box retailers, through Apple Service Providers, and via its own web site.

http://store.apple.com/us

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Re:Why Google's Nexus 7 Tablet Is Hotter Than Apple's iPad by astrodust on Saturday July 21, 2012 @08:59PM (#4276160)
Apple's commodity systems ship overnight.

The high-demand products must be experiencing some kind of limit in manufacturing. It could be the factory producing the screens can only make so many. Acquiring the components is not a trivial thing with products that aren't cookie cutter.

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