Apple has temporarily closed all of its physical retail stores, corporate offices and contact centers in mainland China through Sunday, February 9, due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The most reliable Apple analyst has no doubt in his mind that the coronavirus outbreak will impact iPhone sales, prompting him to cut his shipment guidance by ten percent.
Apple was planning to boost iPhone production in the first half of 2020 by ten percent from a year ago, but now its suppliers caution that the coronavirus could impact the production hike.