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Launch day iPhone 7 Plus, jet black iPhone 7 allotment sold out, Apple says
gatorguy said:williamlondon said:gatorguy said:williamlondon said:birko said:muadibe said:Sold out globally. Impressive.
To be honest I don't really understand why every iPhone launch, every single one, starts out with "constrained supply" unless that's the way Apple prefers it. 9 years in now if Apple wanted plenty of iPhones available for launch day, and considering Tim Cook's reputation as a master of the supply chain, they would have them. They can't reasonably be surprised by the demand after all these years. So the simplest explanation, which more often than not is the correct one, is that it all happens because that's the way Apple wants it. They would appear to be totally unconcerned, perhaps even pleased, if initial product stock can't meet demand, and why not? They're not going to lose any sale if someone has to wait an extra week or two to get an iPhone, and on the plus side it builds anticipation, evidence for a great product that everyone must want, and a sense of rarity "so get it now" leading to perhaps more demand for a few more of 'em. It works so there's zero reason to change anything. Next year they same thing will play out just as it has for the past nine.
So no I "don't know better than they do" since I agree with the way they're doing it now. It works. I just think I know better than you do. -
'Cold' smiley, frowning poo among 67 emoji potentially headed to iPhone & Mac in 2018
StrangeDays said:zoetmb said:I really don't understand the obsession with emoji and their use by anyone over 12 years old. In most circumstances, I'd be embarrassed to use one. Same for that sticker crap that Apple was promoting in recent TV ads. Maybe I've become a "get off my lawn" guy, but I can't imagine myself using any of that at any age. Apple is selling $600 phones and $3000 computers to people who use stickers in text messages? -
Canadian sues Apple over Apple Watch scratches that he made [u]
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Secure messaging app Confide for iOS finds popularity with White House staff, reporters
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Walmart subsidiary Jet.com now an Apple authorized reseller
Soli said:I wonder if Apple will ever start requiring Apple resellers to use Apple Pay.