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Apple Underestimated Its Own Customers: AAPL CEO Tim Cook Blames 'Demand Forecast Issue' for Q4 Supply Bottlenecks

Jul 31, 2026 · 03:01 AM ET· updated 2h ago
Apple Underestimated Its Own Customers: AAPL CEO Tim Cook Blames 'Demand Forecast Issue' for Q4 Supply Bottlenecks

Apple underestimated its customers. Outgoing CEO Tim Cook blames a 'demand forecast issue' for Q4 supply bottlenecks despite record Q3 beat.

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Apple sold way more stuff than it expected, so it didn't make enough to keep up with all the customers who wanted to buy. When a company underestimates how popular it is, that's usually a sign people really love what it makes.

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