This year is very different to previous launches and it’s possible that the choice of iPhone 8 and iPhone X could reduce initial sales. Just having that choice may put some customers off. Do I want to settle for second best and get an iPhone 8 which isn’t the best iPhone and looks more like an iPhone 7 than an iPhone X, or do I want to pay an eye watering amount for an iPhone X which has some amazing technology but *may* suffer from usability issues due to Face ID and the lack of a home button. I'm not saying it will - it’s just a big unknown until we get serious reviews and feedback from early adopters.
There’s a well known marketing phenomenon - offer shoppers a choice of 10 free cheese samples and they’ll buy fewer than if you offer them just 2 or 3. In the past buying a phone or a tablet was simple with just one choice - now the decision is more complex.
This combined with uncertainty over new features might not reduce overall sales but it could certainly delay them.
I’m still unsure about the iPhone X. I don’t watch movies on my iPhone 6s. It’s mostly used for mail, messages, web browsing, podcasts, photos and a range of apps. The screen and camera on my 6s are great and Touch ID is near perfect. Apple have set a high bar. Will Face ID really be better, easier, faster? Is the extra screen area worth losing the Home button? I don’t know yet and didn’t rush to place an order.
I'm fanatical about colour accuracy and deep blacks on my TV and on my projector, but my phone? It’s not such a big deal. Blacks are already black enough for my use cases.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m a huge Apple fan and my new Apple Watch series 3 is a huge leap up from my original Apple Watch. I was first in line for the original iPad, iPhone 4s and many other devices since. For me, Siri was a huge advance and well worth the upgrade from 4 to 4s. The 5s upgrade brought a Touch ID which worked well, and version 2 made it even better. I didn’t lose anything in those upgrades though. Losing something as simple and almost comforting as the Home button with Touch ID is a big step.
So, I’m looking forward to all the reviews and feedback from the crazy ones who are first in line...
Got pre-cleared for the loan with the upgrade program. Worked out with models we wanted. All I had to do was wake up at 12AM to order. Of course forgot to set the alarm! Luckily, woke up at 1AM and realized my mistake. Order placed relatively easily (after a few tries). Delivery date now Dec 5-11. Hopefully Apple will bump up the dates but I can wait.
My question is what’s going to happen next year when the new phone isn’t delayed. People that would have preordered in September this year now have to wait another 3 months before they can upgrade because or pay off the remaining three (of 12) monthsApple didn’t have the phone ready in time?
Wait three months so you have made 12 payments, or pay for the remaining months in September when you want a new phone. I think it's all about 12 payments. Apple will actually allow you to make extra payments and upgrade in 6 months if you want to.
Got pre-cleared for the loan with the upgrade program. Worked out with models we wanted. All I had to do was wake up at 12AM to order. Of course forgot to set the alarm! Luckily, woke up at 1AM and realized my mistake. Order placed relatively easily (after a few tries). Delivery date now Dec 5-11. Hopefully Apple will bump up the dates but I can wait.
My question is what’s going to happen next year when the new phone isn’t delayed. People that would have preordered in September this year now have to wait another 3 months before they can upgrade because or pay off the remaining three (of 12) monthsApple didn’t have the phone ready in time?
Wait three months so you have made 12 payments, or pay for the remaining months in September when you want a new phone. I think it's all about 12 payments. Apple will actually allow you to make extra payments and upgrade in 6 months if you want to.
Unless they changed the rules, you have to wait 6 months between updating your iPhone and have to have made 12 payments.
I think it was just Apple making a mistake at launch. No one had received November 3 for T-Mobile through Apple (at least according to the forums). The first batch was really the November 10-17. That simply got updated once a human got in.
I finally got my order in about 3:15 EST for a T-mobile silver 256. Got a ship date of the 17-24th and it hasn’t changed. I won’t complain too much though. My Apple Watch Series 3 LTE shipment was pushed up almost 3 weeks.
"Last week, noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple will likely have 2 to 3 million units on hand for the phone's Nov. 3 debut. By contrast, first weekend sales of iPhone 6 came in at more than 10 million units."
Ming Chi Kuo is an idiot.
"Last week, noted analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple will likely have 2 to 3 million units on hand for the phone's Nov. 3 debut. By contrast, first weekend sales of iPhone 6 came in at more than 10 million units."
Ming Chi Kuo is an idiot.
Yes, 2-3 million for a 55 country launch through all distribution channels sounds like some fucker/moron Kuo would claim.
It makes no sense in any way shape or form from a marketing, distribution, manufacturing, whatever point of view but somehow somehow someone will claim he's well
connected and well, he bats .100 in 1000 at bats and thus has marginally more single when other analysts only bat .220 in 400 at bats, That he strands hundreds of his shit predictions on base of course is not noticed by anyone.
That's exactly how it is from sling crap at wall and see what sticks Kuo..
Im one of those lucky people, I was up at 1:01AM MST and completed the order by 1:05AM and I was told delivery of 11/10-11/17, but a few hours ago it changed to 11/3 and it was for T-Mobile 256GB version.
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This year is very different to previous launches and it’s possible that the choice of iPhone 8 and iPhone X could reduce initial sales. Just having that choice may put some customers off. Do I want to settle for second best and get an iPhone 8 which isn’t the best iPhone and looks more like an iPhone 7 than an iPhone X, or do I want to pay an eye watering amount for an iPhone X which has some amazing technology but *may* suffer from usability issues due to Face ID and the lack of a home button. I'm not saying it will - it’s just a big unknown until we get serious reviews and feedback from early adopters.
There’s a well known marketing phenomenon - offer shoppers a choice of 10 free cheese samples and they’ll buy fewer than if you offer them just 2 or 3. In the past buying a phone or a tablet was simple with just one choice - now the decision is more complex.
This combined with uncertainty over new features might not reduce overall sales but it could certainly delay them.
I’m still unsure about the iPhone X. I don’t watch movies on my iPhone 6s. It’s mostly used for mail, messages, web browsing, podcasts, photos and a range of apps. The screen and camera on my 6s are great and Touch ID is near perfect. Apple have set a high bar. Will Face ID really be better, easier, faster? Is the extra screen area worth losing the Home button? I don’t know yet and didn’t rush to place an order.
I'm fanatical about colour accuracy and deep blacks on my TV and on my projector, but my phone? It’s not such a big deal. Blacks are already black enough for my use cases.
Don’t get me wrong. I’m a huge Apple fan and my new Apple Watch series 3 is a huge leap up from my original Apple Watch. I was first in line for the original iPad, iPhone 4s and many other devices since. For me, Siri was a huge advance and well worth the upgrade from 4 to 4s. The 5s upgrade brought a Touch ID which worked well, and version 2 made it even better. I didn’t lose anything in those upgrades though. Losing something as simple and almost comforting as the Home button with Touch ID is a big step.
So, I’m looking forward to all the reviews and feedback from the crazy ones who are first in line...
It makes no sense in any way shape or form from a marketing, distribution, manufacturing, whatever point of view but somehow somehow someone will claim he's well
connected and well, he bats .100 in 1000 at bats and thus has marginally more single when other analysts only bat .220 in 400 at bats,
That he strands hundreds of his shit predictions on base of course is not noticed by anyone.
That's exactly how it is from sling crap at wall and see what sticks Kuo..