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So, do you think (or know) if the 1% and elites already have an iPhone X?

applesith said:
I don't think Apple does this. Have you ever seen a 1%'ers, celebrities, big business types, etc. have an iPhone before the general release?

And honestly...who really cares?
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They did it with Apple Watch before it came out. I remember they had Drake wearing it and posting pics with it at Coachella. Don’t think it’s the same for the X though.
 
I doubt it. Unless Apple hands it out for marketing purposes like if some famous person is seen having it a few weeks in advance people might be like "oooh ahhh now I got to get one"

But I would doubt Apple just sends them out early because, well, "just because."

Unless of course you're like Steve Wozniak or Steve Jobs wife or someone like that.
 
applesith said:
I don't think Apple does this. Have you ever seen a 1%'ers, celebrities, big business types, etc. have an iPhone before the general release?

And honestly...who really cares?
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Apple has done this. They gave many celebrities the gold S0 Apple Watch Edition before they released.
 
Apparently an iPhone X was seen falling out of the pocket of the CEO of some major company.
 
eye.surgeon said:
1%ers are far more likely to be low profile small business owners living in middle class neighborhoods and using their 3 year old iphone 6 than they are to be celebrities or big business types. Real life isn't an episode of MTV cribs.
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I read something online about a year or two ago... it might have even been here on the MacRumors forums, actually. The guy said something along the lines of this (I'm paraphrasing this):

I work for a contracting company. We build houses. Our primary clients are developments for high-income earners; think $1M+ homes. After years in the business, funny thing I've noticed: the buyers of the ~$1M homes are the ones with the expensive, brand name clothes, the trophy wives, the Range Rovers sitting in the garage. However, the purchasers of the $5-6M+ homes are quite the opposite: normal clothes, normal car, older cell phones; honestly you wouldn't even realize they were rich if you didn't see their house. What's the point of me saying this? The ones buying the ~1M homes are the ones just breaking into that income bracket. They made their first million and they feel they have to prove it. The TRULY rich, the ones buying the homes costing $5M+... they're not trying to prove anything to anyone. They have money, and they know it, but who are they trying to impress? No one.

Also, I know a 1%er. Not a Gucci suit nor a BMW in sight. iPhone 6S.

My point in saying all of that: I think that many people (far too many) think that the 1%'s are some crazy, secret society conglomerate. Not in the slightest. It actually only takes an income of ~$450,000 per year (the number is always in flux) to be a top 1% earner here in the States. In real life, most millionaires are not living the millionaire life you see on TV. But why make TV shows and feature the average millionaire on Entertainment Tonight? Their lives are pretty normal. And "normal" doesn't make for fun television. :p
 
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Eggtastic said:
I have not which is why I asked. Some people here might work for the 1% type and might have spotted them with it. Also, again with the rich and powerful: they have access to things most normal people don't.

Honestly, I could care less but it was just something that I wondered about. Apple is so tight lipped about their products so I was wondering if they bend the rules for the 1%'ers that ask for it. Other companies do this as well.
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I work in Hollywood, specifically pop music and commercial work. Nobody's got the X. Celebs want it, though.
 
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boast said:
https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/74hf5r/prince_of_dubai_spotted_with_iphone_x/
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Thanks for the replies, especially this one. Again, yes a pointless thread but something that just peaked my curiosity as to how well connected they are to be able to obtain an iPhone X early. Why? Well Apple seems to really do diligence in locking down leaks / new phone releases to see how far they would bend to treat the ultra-rich. Of course leaving a test phone at the bar is something hilariously out of their control.
 
I believe there was a photo of a prince with one. Several celebrities were sporting Apple watches early as well.
 
v0lume4 said:
I read something online about a year or two ago... it might have even been here on the MacRumors forums, actually. The guy said something along the lines of this (I'm paraphrasing this):

I work for a contracting company. We build houses. Our primary clients are developments for high-income earners; think $1M+ homes. After years in the business, funny thing I've noticed: the buyers of the ~$1M homes are the ones with the expensive, brand name clothes, the trophy wives, the Range Rovers sitting in the garage. However, the purchasers of the $5-6M+ homes are quite the opposite: normal clothes, normal car, older cell phones; honestly you wouldn't even realize they were rich if you didn't see their house. What's the point of me saying this? The ones buying the ~1M homes are the ones just breaking into that income bracket. They made their first million and they feel they have to prove it. The TRULY rich, the ones buying the homes costing $5M+... they're not trying to prove anything to anyone. They have money, and they know it, but who are they trying to impress? No one.

Also, I know a 1%er. Not a Gucci suit nor a BMW in sight. iPhone 6S.

My point in saying all of that: I think that many people (far too many) think that the 1%'s are some crazy, secret society conglomerate. Not in the slightest. It actually only takes an income of ~$450,000 per year (the number is always in flux) to be a top 1% earner here in the States. In real life, most millionaires are not living the millionaire life you see on TV. But why make TV shows and feature the average millionaire on Entertainment Tonight? Their lives are pretty normal. And "normal" doesn't make for fun television. :p
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This probably doesn't quite apply that well to various parts of US, like Silicon Valley, for example, where just basic houses are in the $1M+ range.
 
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Sure, but mostly the execs pals, I would think. It's not like there's a law against it :D
Also, industry dudes they may want to bribe. Entertainers, not so much, I wouldn't think. I mean, do you think they call up some actor or something because they are so enamored?
(or the actors/musicains pulling stings? ). The talk show is good advertisement, so there's that.

I wouldn't know really. I just wait in line for days with a dozen scalpers and fan boys, like a normal person.
 
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C DM said:
This probably doesn't quite apply that well to various parts of US, like Silicon Valley, for example, where just basic houses are in the $1M+ range.
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Oh man the housing market there is absolutely insane.
 
Semi-recently moved to LA from the Midwest.

Man, cost of living is insane.

But I budgeted enough to grab the X.
 
I live in Silicone Valley and work at the company right across from Apple. I’ve seen at least one person using iPhone X on the train now, and some others using disguised phones (which my company uses too for unannounced phones, they have super chunky and weirdly shaped cases).

But just a side story, couple of friends work at Apple. When asked if they have seen the iPhone 6 back in 2014, their reply was “I’ve seen the iPhone 7, 8, and 9”.
 
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1% of the US is 3 million people. You think 3 million people are walking around with the iPhone X?!? Wrong.

Steve Jobs was 1%. Woz is 1%. They are heroes and legends, be careful who you demonize.
 
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