But if you buy finished iPads from Foxcon then they don't count until the finished iPad is shipped out the door.
Whereas Dell might buy in NVidia cards, Intel CPUS, Corsair memory and assemble it itself so that does count.
Although Apple are good it's largely a trick of how they manufacture. If Dell had it's assembly plant as a subsidiary company and wasn't billed for the computer until Fedex shipped it - they could have a 1minute turnover.
Although Apple are good it's largely a trick of how they manufacture. If Dell had it's assembly plant as a subsidiary company and wasn't billed for the computer until Fedex shipped it - they could have a 1minute turnover.