This whole thing could very well blow up in people’s faces, if people feel the 8 isn’t worth upgrading to and the X is too expensive... although with so many people now on yearly upgrade plans it may not matter anymore.
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Turnout for iPhone 8 Launch in Australia 'Bleak' as Customers Hold Out for Upcoming iPhone X
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I like how they assume people are holding out for the iPhone X rather than people are holding off on upgrading. The iPhone 8 is not that significant of an upgrade from the 7 and the price for the X starts at a ridiculous $1,579 AUD.
The screen size of the X is not a downgrade from a 6S Plus, unless you consider the notch and rounded corners to be a downgrade. The non-notch screen size is the same. Mind you, I'm not sold on the X's form-factor yet either (I'm expecting my 8+ to arrive in <24 hours). Maybe I'd feel differently with a X in my hand.
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napkin for the sarcasm
I suspect the big-wigs at Apple know what they are doing. The quarterly results will tell 
Haha well this is Australia... there's rarely a big line for anything here. We don't have a huge population. Still, this is to be expected. People knew the 8 was going to be a 7S anyway and there's the anticipation of the X.
I'm picking up an 8 today for my wife. Never had an iphone before and the wife hates large phones. So 8 it is. There's basically no alternative when it comes to a compact, easy to use flagship with a top notch camera.
Samsung are really dropping the ball by not having a serious compact alternative.
I'm picking up an 8 today for my wife. Never had an iphone before and the wife hates large phones. So 8 it is. There's basically no alternative when it comes to a compact, easy to use flagship with a top notch camera.
Samsung are really dropping the ball by not having a serious compact alternative.
The iphone 8 and plus was such a waste of a release. The iphone X would have been enough and maybe another iphone X the size of the SE could have been the perfect two devices for you guys.
The regular S8 is the serious alternative and its in a perfect form factor without horrible bezels. Its nearly the size of the iphone 8 if you fill those hideous bezels with screen like the S8 did and the s8 has less width.
People who wants iphone 8.
Anyone shorting Apple’s stock?
Now might be a good time to double down on companies that make replacement batteries for the older phones. Something tells me, people are going to hold on to their phones longer than usual unless the service providers revert to subsidizing the upgrade.
Now might be a good time to double down on companies that make replacement batteries for the older phones. Something tells me, people are going to hold on to their phones longer than usual unless the service providers revert to subsidizing the upgrade.
Anything to make sure apple had the benefit of the doubt?
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Pics? Don't come here without proof. We aren't trump supporters.
I feel sorry for Apple. They should have priced the iPhone X at least $100 more then the actual current price.
They would have known The Notch fan would not mind to pay that $100 extra, for a bit.
$1359 or $1459, no biggy at all for our Notch fans.
They would have known The Notch fan would not mind to pay that $100 extra, for a bit.
$1359 or $1459, no biggy at all for our Notch fans.
She was probably asking for a refund.
No, this did not cause the stock to drop. The first catalyst was the news that the series 3 had connectivity issues. Dropped to 153.xx, then back to 156.xx when Apple said it was software and could be fixed with an update.
The most recent fall is probably due to a mix of the fed rate hike, Iphone x production being pushed back (which would affect holiday sales quarter financials and cause them to miss guidance), and very little by tepid iPhone 8 demand.
The most recent fall is probably due to a mix of the fed rate hike, Iphone x production being pushed back (which would affect holiday sales quarter financials and cause them to miss guidance), and very little by tepid iPhone 8 demand.
Here is the thing - iphone wants don't want to accept the iphone peaked already!
It just boggles my mind that people think the iphone eX will outsell the iphone 6. The best selling iphone version. It's IMPOSSIBLE
...and this is why Steve Jobs had it right when he only launched ONE Iphone a year. Seriously... can we just go back to that? One model, two colors... Apple simplicity.
I'm going to be using my 8, months and months before some people get their hands on an X. Seems like people will be hyping the X2 launch just before many people finally receive their X. And how is this going to effect those on the IUP and carrier yearly upgrade plans? Seems like the late launch and long wait for the X are going to screw up many people's future upgrade timelines.
wait.. what?
not only is that not innovation.. that's moving backwards.
Nostalgia? I was commenting about this before. But I kind of miss those days when ppl lined up and cheered when they left the store. Now they stalk the delivery driver lol.