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Fascinating! According to a Bloomberg reporter, reported by The Verge, the dotted semi circle in the exhibit space, seen on the blueprint, will in fact be a movable wall, concealing products until after onstage keynote. 
https://www.theverge.com/2017/9/6/16262142/apple-steve-jobs-theater-secret-exhibit-room

For the discerning tech nerds YouTuber EverythingApplePro (4M subscribers) always publishes a video detailing the most minuscule changes between betas, and the video is usually up within 24 hours a new beta is released. The subtle changes discovered give subtle insights into the principles (and sometimes lack there of) Apple designs UI/UX with. Great stuff. AppleInsider covers the big changes (which anyone can just pull off the release notes), whereas EverythingApplePro employs forensic methods to find seemingly unnoticeable changes.

Roger_Fingas said:

tallest skil said:

AppleInsider said:

While a 2018 "iPhone 9”

You mean 2020 iPhone 9. 

10th iPhone: iPhone 7: 2016
11th iPhone: iPhone 7S: 2017
12th iPhone: iPhone 8: 2018
13th iPhone: iPhone 8S: 2019
14th iPhone: iPhone 9: 2020

After all, when are the telecoms even thinking about beginning 5G rollout? It may well be 2020 before we see it.

Actually, Apple is rumored to be putting out three phones this year - the "iPhone 7s," "7s Plus," and "8." 

It's true that 5G won't see wide deployment for a long time, but other phonemakers are already beginning support.

Do you really think Apple will ditch their globally known nomenclature so that they can name the 10th anniversary model "iphone 8?" And for what marketing reason would that support? Why didn't Apple name the iPhone SE instead with a numeric value? I just cannot for the life of me understand why so many people, including tech journalists, believe the 10th anniversary model will get the name iPhone 8. It's a Special Edition, not a regular edition. Use some critical thinking, ugh. (Yes, I just cannot wait to eat crow if I'm wrong).

Maybe she's unhappy with her fellow executive—Finals court side incident alleging Eddy calling Rihanna a bitch?

tommikele said:

repressthis said:

I just cannot wait till we all learn the device's name is NOT iPhone 8!!

Do you really care what the name is? Will you feel like you got one over on Apple if that is not the name?

No, I do not care what Apple ends up calling the model in question, but calling it "iPhone 8" makes very little sense. How would Apple successfully market the iPhone 7s when, within the same model year, Apple releases another iPhone with a name implies the model is a whole year newer? Apple's nomenclature for the iPhone lineup has been linear post iPhone 3G. The world knows exactly when to expect, say an iPhone 9s, just add it up—Fall 2020. What justification is there for Apple to upend traditional, and what is it about this model in question that begs the name iPhone 8? Nothing, really. iPhone SE is a prime example of Apple not interrupting the established nomenclature, and so will be the upcoming 10th anniversary model. I could keep going, listing more reasons why iPhone 8 name doesn't make much sense. You don't find it strange to keep referring to the 10th anniversary model by a name that is improbable? I think it f*#king bizarre. I just cannot because in a year from today, when we're all arguing the merits of the upcoming iPhone 8, I'd surely feel like a ignoramus about previously calling the 10th anniversary model "iPhone 8." Yes, it's possible that I'm wrong about all of this. This Fall I just might have to insert foot in mouth.