apprently people don't buy iPhone 5C

[Will Collier]

Heck, I'd buy one if there was a 64G version.

[DRR]

Scaling back production does not mean it's not selling well or under projections at all. Consider the possibility that they've made enough and the warehouses are full enough to withstand the holiday onslaught, and now they can shift production lines to the more profitable 5s, or, to begin all those new products that are expected to be announced at the end of the month. Retina iPad minis and iPad 5 don't manufacture themselves.

[Zoidberg]

News outlets jump on anything anti iPhone; don't put any stock in that. And ditto what DRR said above.

[vision63]

Zoidberg wrote:
News outlets jump on anything anti iPhone; don't put any stock in that. And ditto what DRR said above.

News outlets jump on "anything" Apple.

[OWC Jamie]

Most articles I've read claim 5c sales are off with orders decreased but 5s sales are up with orders for those increased which would seem to lend some credence to 5c prices being a bit too high and too close to a 5s price.
They are still assembling a phenomenal number of both phones.

[sekker]

If I were shopping for a 5C, I'd seriously consider looking for a 5 first.

I don't like the pastel colors.

[DRR]

billb wrote:
Most articles I've read claim 5c sales are off with orders decreased but 5s sales are up with orders for those increased which would seem to lend some credence to 5c prices being a bit too high and too close to a 5s price.
They are still assembling a phenomenal number of both phones.

Since Apple doesn't release sales numbers, any indication that sales are off is just conjecture, which means "journalists" (bloggers) are making the same mistake the general public is, and drawing the conclusion that scaling back production means they're not selling well.

There is anecdotal evidence of missing sales goals - discounting by retailers, for example, could be an indication of this - but again this could be motivated by something other than "it's not selling well enough."