https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tim-cook-bailed-out-just-in-time-to-avoid-the-iphone-duo-quagmireContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tim-cook-bailed-out-just-in-time-to-avoid-the-iphone-duo-quagmirehttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/tim-cook-bailed-out-just-in-time-to-avoid-the-iphone-duo-quagmire#u96400Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:11:42 +0000Apple is confronting significant production hurdles and limited initial output for its first-ever foldable smartphone, the iPhone Duo, ahead of its scheduled October release. Manufacturing yields for the device reached only about 60 percent as of September 17, according to Jiemian News, creating bottlenecks that make mass production harder than anticipated. Despite these manufacturing challenges, Counterpoint projects that Apple will sell six million units of the iPhone Duo in 2026. The device arrives amid a transition in company leadership as John Ternus takes the helm for this major product