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Didn't we just see a round of stories about component order cuts indicating Surface sales were tepid?

These stories quite clearly happens to everyone.

That said, there is something unique in the way that Apple stories are linked, repeated and shared, getting visibility of a level that Microsoft, Samsung, et al almost never do.

But that's ultimately just a function of tabloid-style sites trying to make tabloid style-stories out of everything, but only getting traction when they hit companies/services that people actually give a shit about: Apple, Google, etc.