I am a consumer, not a quarterback.
I'm not a goat like Tom Brady though😀
Just stating my opinion, no company is untouchable by competition and if they don't innovate and compete they will fail.
That's a fact. Only time will tell...
Announcing a so called new iPhone X in September and then taking orders for it in November and probably with no stock till December or later?
Putting out Wireless charging on their devices without selling a wireless charger?
Finally very late to the party offering OLED screens with no stock or supply to make the devices to sell to consumers?
Jacking up the price outrageously high for what seems like a beta rushed out device that wasn't ready to be released.
But they're sitting on billions so it's all good, some are noticing the obvious while others drink the kook aid 😀
I hope they learn from these mistakes and improve, I love their products and a supporter of their innovation but I'm not blind😉
I have to heavily agree with this guy on these points.
Most importantly ... any iPhone X user that drops their X on the floor crushing the screen is going to be SUPER disappointed no stock for their AppleCare+ warranty replacement. They'll have to make due with an iPhone 8/7/6S in for a few weeks or a month! I can see the threads on this in the USA alone.
Moreover This is going to heavily affect Apple's Fourth Quarter Revenue count and the BIGGEST Revenue month they have ... December holiday shopping! Apple's retail is seriously going to take one for the team right up the cave-hole and the brass is NOT going to be happy about that. Board included.
The pricing is going to kill Apple the most here. I'm curious if the majority of iPhone users (Globally or in N.America) with a 6/6S/7 will upgrade to an 8/X? I'd figure the 7 being cheaper now will get the majority of upgraders cash as wireless charging in the 8 cannot really be used directly with Apple's product (it's not shipping until early 2018) so what's the point?
It's as if Apple is on purpose trying to hurt their revenues this quarter, but why?
If the sales of ALL iPhones drop significantly this will HELP Apple and their customers:
Apple will need to drop the pricing of the iPhone 8 or the X, maybe both by March 2018 if sales are anemic.
Apple will need to invest more in R&D and come out with next years iPhone much sooner and simply the product lineup [iPhone 7, 8, 9 ... a unified 8+X)
The next MacBook Pro mid 2018 will feature this new FaceID I'm sure unless the laptop lids are too thin at the top, they may need to move the camera/sensors to the bottom of the lid bezel like Dell does in their XPS 13.