Back on topic (sorry), my iPhone order (silver 256gb) originally scheduled for the December 7-14 delivery window has now shipped, due to arrive December 5.
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KGI: Improved iPhone X Shipping Estimates Due to Better-Than-Expected Production, Not Weak Demand
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Hedge funds moved in over the last week, driving the value up to around $10,000 each.
I'd actually prefer the X formfactor with the 8 screensize making it close to a 5S footprint overall. Sadly, that's not gonna happen, because someone at Apple thinks "bigger is always better"
Whatever the cause, it's pure speculation. Bitcoin has no intrinsic value whatsoever. Anyone who treats it as an investment is being badly misled.
I'd even pay another premium just for that, but as I said, it's not gonna happen, all they'll do is an "X Plus"
lol- "notch blends in", "actually holding" - so it's only an issue if you aren't holding it?
[doublepost=1511820166][/doublepost]I hope they add the notch to their laptops, and I hope the notch is even taller on future phones.
It's iconic and blends in. Just look behind it for the content it's hiding. Simple.
It's a deflationary, decentralized currency that can be sent instantly - that's valuable to many.
Anybody who bought Bitcoin earlier this year as an investment have made 9x their money in a very liquid asset. I'd like to be misled like that. Oh...wait I was.
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South Korean banks as well
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Huh - you just contradicted yourself when attempting to counter this other user. If 'no biometric is perfect' - how can you argue against FaceID not being secure?
"No one" - you speak for everyone? I definitely notice speeds. I tether often.
Again. "No one" - you speak for everyone?
Current ones can. Also - what about future networks? Geez - this is why technologists think of the future, not Apple fanbois apparently...
You should learn to quote.
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I love how it rounds out the content in the corners as well. Just like filmmakers intended.
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The KGI guy buys his so-called research from insiders at Apple or in Apple's supply chain. If you'd like direct proof of this, read through this Reddit thread from June. You can also see how accurate (or not accurate) the information is and more importantly, judge for yourself how easy it might be to feed the KGI guy anything for publication.
https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/6ezhwm/iama_foxconn_insider_with_information_on_next_12/
In case the link doesn't work, here's some of their first comments in an AMA they (the leakers) hosted:
"How dangerous / risky is it really for you to do an AMA like this?
https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/6ezhwm/iama_foxconn_insider_with_information_on_next_12/
In case the link doesn't work, here's some of their first comments in an AMA they (the leakers) hosted:
"How dangerous / risky is it really for you to do an AMA like this?
- It's a distributed network with thousands of people having exposure on the same information; most of which is already sold to KGI securities and other analysts for their reports.
Apple world wide loyalty team did have central security investigate some divisions after our last post however.- How come there are no non-disclosure agreements in place? You guys are free to sell this info to investors?
- We don't work for them but have sources within Apples supply chain include Hon Hai which we sell to analysts like KGI.
- Yes, but all your sources should be under a non-disclosure agreement right? Basically all the leaks are not supposed to happen, but the workers leak it out anyways?
- Worker are paid 4000rmb a month. Naturally there is a significant volume of intelligence which we profile, compile and release. The more demand from consumers the more demand for our reports.
- Worker are paid 4000rmb a month. Naturally there is a significant volume of intelligence which we profile, compile and release. The more demand from consumers the more demand for our reports.
- Yes, but all your sources should be under a non-disclosure agreement right? Basically all the leaks are not supposed to happen, but the workers leak it out anyways?
- We don't work for them but have sources within Apples supply chain include Hon Hai which we sell to analysts like KGI.
- How come there are no non-disclosure agreements in place? You guys are free to sell this info to investors?
That's almost exactly like saying you didn't win the lottery because you didn't buy a ticket.
That iPhone review felt like it was as much about promoting the OnePlus phone as it was a review of the iPhone X.
Guys , all the iPhone X are gone besides California at 9PM ET. Only 6PM in Cali so those will be gone too by EOB.
Demand is strong, at least at Apple stores.
Demand is strong, at least at Apple stores.
It's a meaningless metric. There are 269 Apple stores in the US. Plus or minus. We don't know how many iPhones are received in each store each day. As such, trying to deduce anything about demand from "stores are sold out" is silly.
Demand could be off the charts. Could be anemic.
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Nonsense. You need to link to a single concluded auction that supports your claim.
My contribution to the meaningless metric department: the iPhone I ordered on 11-16 will be delivered on Friday, according to UPS. That will be two weeks and one day from ordering, at the short end of estimated delivery window quoted when I placed the order. From this you may derive the meaning of life itself.
Ummm...it’s only money, bruh.
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“preciously?”
As critical as I am about the iPhone X and Apple as of the last few years, I have never once stated the iPhone X is a bad phone. It is a nice phone. Just not where it should be, and especially not for that price. I still stand by one of my earlier statements that I feel that this isn't the phone that Apple wanted to release. This thing screams incomplete, rushed, unfinished, and Beta device to me.
What are some of these groundbreaking features I may have overlooked? I have watched hours upon hours of iphone reviews, positive and negative, used the phone, and read numerous articles, and nothing about the phone really excites me much. Maybe I'm harder to impress. There is numerous current tech absent on their FLAGSHIP DEVICE! No thanks Apple, you failed in my eyes when you've had about 4 years in development with this phone and it's still feels rushed and unfinished.
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My iPhone is now being rescheduled for delivery, according to UPS. Apple is quoting next Tuesday for delivery.
Hm, must mean that supply is constrained. Production problems most likely. Apple is sinking. Abandon ship!