Apple Stock is up 34% in the last year [1].<p>Its only over the last 2 months that it is very slightly down or flat.<p>Seems like iPhone 8/X was already priced in the stock and its going mostly as expected.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=apple+stock" rel="nofollow">https://www.google.com/search?q=apple+stock</a>
The current iPhone line up is to broad. There's currently five different models of iPhone, not counting the Plus models.<p>Introducing the X, and the 8 seems like a mistake that only serves to confuses customer, or worse, make them reconsider their actual needs. I don't think most owners of the iPhone 6, 6s or 7 are displeased with their phones, so there's no need to replace them. If they break, then why not save the money and buy the cheaper option, which have served them well until now?<p>The beauty of the iPhone marketing, as least initially, was that there was at most two models to pick from. It makes the choice much easier for the customer and made the sales figures for then new models look better.
My iphone 6 is probably on its last legs. The X phone is too expensive and not available anyway. The 8 isn't that much of an improvement on the 7, so if I don't want an X, I'll probably save money and go with a 7. Sluggish sales for 8 are not surprising.
I will never understand the decision to name the new model "ten" instead of "ex". It made the iPhone 8 <i>two</i> generations obsolete before it even arrived.<p>Either way, demand for the X will inevitably shift this blip in the other direction after it hits the streets and people see it in action.
Not a surprise.<p>People who want the latest and greatest are waiting for the X.<p>The 8 isn't big enough of a jump over the 7 so many will keep their 7 or if they have an older model will simply buy a 7 to save money.
Steve Jobs revitalized Apple by streamlining the product line and guaranteeing high quality. Tim Cook has done exactly the opposite. Makes me really sad
Reading all those stories of lagging iphones after upgrading to ios11 really makes me start to believe in planned obsolescence... has anyone seen an article giving any kind of concrete proof of a company such as apple doing that ?
Apple hasn't done enough to make me want to upgrade from my 6S . Should I break/lose my 6S, I may even replace it with another one and pocket the price difference between the newest models.<p>Many of the more interesting features are in the Plus sized phones (cameras), which I'm just <i>not</i> in the market for. My pockets aren't getting any bigger no matter how many features they add, and I'm not convinced the iPhone X will be a UX improvement over Touch ID yet.
I upgraded to a 6s (from a 4!) as soon as they came out. The girlfriend got a 7 as soon as they came out, then got a 6s after she broke the 7. Neither of us see any reason to upgrade any time soon (we both buy our phones outright so that's a nice chunk of change). I would <i>like</i> an iPhone X -- just because it's "cooler" -- but I really can't justify spending that much for it when I have a 6s that works just fine.
I think the demand for the iPhone X will be tepid. It is too expensive and no popular apps require that much CPU/GPU horsepower. My iPhone 7 still works great.
I did get the 8, because I was moving up from a 5. I had pretty poor battery life on the 5 somehow - it would drop to 1% from 20-30% instantly! And performance was manageable but not great with the latest iOS version and apps (like Google Meet which is needed for work).<p>Overall, I went for the 8 believing it will have good overall standing in the long run, in terms of performance and battery life, as opposed to the 7.
I have a 6P. I had been thinking about getting a 7 because I wanted the NFC stuff for metro cards. Looking at the cost of a used 7 vs a new 8 and taking into account the speed differences I will likely get an 8. There is no wow factor that is driving this however. My 6P was fine for everything until I put IOS11 on it at which point it lags so badly.
I have a 7. I may get an 8; but since I know the X is coming out soon, I figured I'd wait a bit longer.<p>I wouldn't be surprised if lots of people are in a holding pattern like I am. Not long after the X comes out, some pent-up demand will avail itself on Apple's supplies of both the 8 & the X right through Christmas.
It seems that the iPhone 8's sole reason for existence is to cater to the conservative crowd and prevent a backlash of public opinion when Apple takes things to far in a way that that segment considers too radical.<p>Apparently those people contrive not that big of a percentage and everyone else is holding on till iPhone X.
Apple has been iterating on the same phone body for too long. For better or worse Apple had a reputation for pushing design limits over and over, yet the last 3 models (6/7/8) have looked exactly the same. The X is what the 7 should have been. Two years too late and $200 too expensive.
They should have split the release into 6 months like Samsung (S vs Note) . Call the iPhone 8 the iPhone 7S and then 6 months later release the iPhone X under the name iPhone pro or something like that.