Hey I'm glad about this. Last Thursday I got on a new contract for a 256gb grey, after a few calls I had it in hand Friday.
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Apple still isn’t meeting demand since you cannot reliably walk in to a store and buy the X. Most stores run out of inventory in the morning.
It will be weeks before things stabilize. I believe there is still a retail wave of buyers out there who do not like waiting for orders. This will be an awesome quarter for Apple.
It will be weeks before things stabilize. I believe there is still a retail wave of buyers out there who do not like waiting for orders. This will be an awesome quarter for Apple.
For the last week, all models have been available for immediate collection at all stores on my "check availability" list (Thats up to 240 miles away).
It seems to me that supply has now met (And exceeded) demand. I reserved and collected mine yesterday.
Scrap that. the phone is available at every store in the UK for collection.
If Apple managed to meet demand this quickly, it wasn't large enough to begin with.
Can't wait for Tim Cook: "we launched the iPhone X; and the supply has been off the charts..."
So what happened to all the "expected severe constraint stories" and "demand not expected to be satisfied until early 2018" stories?
Exactly.
And if the $150 is a problem... how do they afford their monthly phone bill?
Unless they're on some super-cheap prepaid carrier... they're probably spending in the neighborhood of $80 every month just for service.
Suddenly... that extra one-time $150 doesn't seem so bad!
So we're just...
gonna ignore that analysts...
have updated their analyses multiple times based on updated supply chain info, and go with the original shortage prediction because it fits a certain narrative? I mean, that's cool and all, if that's what you want to do. But most of us realize Apple has worked pretty hard to improve supply over what it was when those predictions were made. We also realize that analysts predictions change often based on information received over time.
It matters when you check. It’s a good thing all stores have stock each day, but all have been sold out at Apple retail at the end of the day.
I tracked this for over 30 days and every Apple Store in America was sold out at close or business.
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Based on?
Apple is one of the best companies in the world at ramping large scale production. This company has sold almost 80 million phones and millions of other devices in 90 days.
They guided for $87B which means you can book it. They will not miss that and iPhone X demand has to be strong to hot that number.
Don’t doubt their prodigious ability to meet demand or that they were probably working hard on iPhone X production since July. Launch date was their choosing.
Cook already said demand was strong, but you’ll just say he’s lying even though he can’t lie.
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And if you wait too much time you may end up changing your mind, Apple knows that.
A lot of people, including me, were too pessimist and thought it would have been really hard to get X before the end of the year, I'm glad Apple proved us wrong.
It ain't about the money, for me it's about being put over a barrel and "manhandled" by a soulless CEO from Texas who hasn't got any better ideas. I'm voting with my wallet this time.
Technically they didn’t get it wrong. Ming said “backordered into 2018” and it’s still backordered, just barely. Not quite 2018 yet though.
My reason for upgrading so soon is an unlucky timing thing. My iPhone SE completely died several months ago (which is unfortunate - I really liked the little thing), and wasn't worth the cost of repairing it, so I limped along with a very beat-up 5C for about a month before the 8 came out. With reports saying I would likely have to wait until 2018 for the X, I decided to go ahead and get the 8. Made sense to me, at the time.
I'm sure Face ID isn't perfect, and I honestly prefer Touch ID - but I've hated the enormous bezels on iPhones for half a decade now, so I'm happy to be making the switch.
I need a new phone and I was comparing the 8 and 10, the little extra cost of the 10 vs the 8 makes it a no brainer for me.
Get a 7, that's what I have. I see no compelling reason for the 8 vs the 7
Apple is happy to sell people the 8. That mix sounds about right. The X would be the best selling single model, followed by the 8 Plus.
Remember the 8 is $50 more than the 7 was last year. The $999 price point of the X created an anchor.
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It varies by store. In Chicago the stores have stock but the Wisconsin and Northern Indiana stores generally do not. In previous years it has sometimes been the reverse.
Does HK mean Hong Kong?
You might wanna check the 2nd sentence in the article:
"Apple's flagship smartphone is now available for delivery within two to four business days on average in the United States, meaning that online orders placed today will arrive at your doorstep by Wednesday to Friday."
Contrary to the hype, component suppliers are reporting lower demand.
http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20171208PD210.html
More people would consider if Apple remove the notch, add Touch ID and drop the price by $400.
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