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With a release date of 3rd November should Apple be able to handle supply better?

imagine millions and millions of people around the globe (its a worldwide pre orders for all countries, same time) with this pre order of the iPhone X


- you need your pre order in, within 1.5 seconds...otherwise shipping times somewhere january/february
- how can the Apple website and the Apple Store App handle millions and millions of customers at exact the SAME time?
 
Geert76 said:
imagine millions and millions of people around the globe (its a worldwide pre orders for all countries, same time) with this pre order of the iPhone X


- you need your pre order in, within 1.5 seconds...otherwise shipping times somewhere january/february
- how can the Apple website and the Apple Store App handle millions and millions of customers at exact the SAME time?
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All the orders are secretly funneled through Amazon.com, so that Apple can handle the load.
 
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JPack said:
That can lead to lower sales.

Impatient consumers may buy the 8 immediately and upgrade to the X later. Allowing early pre-orders will diminish the demand for the 8.
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I doubt that. That would be a heck of a loss, because you aren't getting close to retail for a used 8 and you would be out of the 14 day window. I don't think many people are that desperate.
 
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Complex757 said:
I doubt that. That would be a heck of a loss, because you aren't getting close to retail for a used 8 and you would be out of the 14 day window. I don't think many people are that desperate.
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Considering how some of these people sound like junkies, you'd be surprised.
 
Complex757 said:
I doubt that. That would be a heck of a loss, because you aren't getting close to retail for a used 8 and you would be out of the 14 day window. I don't think many people are that desperate.
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iPhone 8 customers can always upgrade to iPhone X. The reverse almost never happens.

These upgrades don't need to happen immediately or within a short period of time. Customers can be persuaded to upgrade in early or mid-2018. Apple still wins because a customer has purchased two iPhones.

Allowing early iPhone X pre-orders negatively affects iPhone 8 sales. Once a customer has decided and has the ability to pre-order an X, they are not considering an 8.
 
Not to be negative, I just don't know. I don't feel great about it.

I really do fear about the supply. The traffic on the site will be insane come Oct 27. Few will get pages to actually load and checkout for that Nov 3 shipment, but I honestly picture many many more will see "End of Nov." "Mid Dec"...heck "Early Jan" by 12:05am PT . 3:05am ET
 
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PhillyGuy72 said:
Not to be negative, I just don't know. I don't feel great about it.

I really do fear about the supply. The traffic on the site will be insane come Oct 27. Few will get pages to actually load and checkout for that Nov 3 shipment, but I honestly picture many many more will see "End of Nov." "Mid Dec"...heck "Early Jan" by 12:05am PT . 3:05am ET
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Lets hope not. I just wonder how much stock carriers will get.
 
PhillyGuy72 said:
Not to be negative, I just don't know. I don't feel great about it.

I really do fear about the supply. The traffic on the site will be insane come Oct 27. Few will get pages to actually load and checkout for that Nov 3 shipment, but I honestly picture many many more will see "End of Nov." "Mid Dec"...heck "Early Jan" by 12:05am PT . 3:05am ET
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Your predictions aren't negative, they're realistic.

If Apple's current production rate is 10k units per day as suggested by Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple could double their rate of production every 10 days and they still won't have more than a few million ready for launch.
 
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The Game 161 said:
Lets hope not. I just wonder how much stock carriers will get.
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Carrier stores? Ugh, like last years Jet Black model, my thinking is zero. I suspect extreme limited supplies at the largest US Apple Stores (5th Ave NYC, San Fran, Boston..maybe a few more) And I expect people will be camped out for a few days at these locations. Getting in line at 4, 5am would not guarantee you getting the X that Nov 3rd morning.
 
Screen isn't curved at all on the X right? No TouchID embedded in the screen right?

So why are they having difficulties manufacturing this thing?
 
Synomenon said:
Screen isn't curved at all on the X right? No TouchID embedded in the screen right?

So why are they having difficulties manufacturing this thing?
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They're packing a lot more tech into a smaller space (FaceID components, dual OIS cameras) and a sole supplier for the OLED panels: Samsung.
 
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I'm wondering which model to order concerning the delivery date.
I don't mind the color or the capacity. With a case the color doesn't matter and I could live with 64GB, but would choose 256GB if the availability is better. What do you think? Was the space grey option always the prefered one?
 
I hope so , but I doubt it. Think of iPhone X + the Nov 3rd ship date like when they added a 2nd weekend for Coachella... still isn't enough capacity
 
joeblow7777 said:
What inconvenience, really? It's not like they promised it any earlier. People being disappointed because they assumed an earlier release is neither an inconvenience or Apple's fault.
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I don't think it's an inconvenience as much as it is a disappointment for some. The iPhone 8 pre-order start on the 15th of this week, and I think the Nostalgia would be the same if the iPhone X was able to be pre-ordered on the same day. Six weeks is a long time away to order the iPhone X, and I think a lot of consumers wanted to to pre-order something new and exciting much sooner. It's Not so much an inconvenience, where impatience is the biggest factor.
 
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