Last week, we found out that Apple had decreased its iPod and iPhone orders, a move which analysts suggested was due to an expectation of lower demand for those products in the coming months. Many people thought that the recent production cuts were it, but it appears Apple is bracing itself for an even worse spring. According to MacRumors, FBR Research analyst Craig Berger is reporting that Apple has made further production cuts, this time including notebooks.

Previously, Berger believed that Apple was forecasting a 50 percent decline in iPod and iPhone sales this quarter, but the company now seems to be predicting a 60 percent drop. As a result, iPhone and iPod orders are being cut, particularly orders for the iPod touch. The production cuts have finally reached the MacBook as well, as Apple has reportedly cut orders of the laptops due to internal forecasts of a 50 percent sales decrease.

These further production cuts don't bode well for the current quarter. There is another possibility, though: perhaps the production cuts are due to new products, such as the larger iPhones and iPod touches and the MacBook Air. We'll have to wait for some further production and/or sales numbers to determine what effect the new products are having. But even with the new product introduction, Apple probably won't have a rosy March quarter.