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retrogusto said:

They most likely decided how many units to allocate to stores before they started taking online orders for the remainder. And as someone who has stayed up late to buy a first-day iPhone online and has also stood for many hours in line to buy a first-day iPad in an Apple Store, I can assure you that the line-waiting is more of an exhausting commitment, and it would be much worse to wait for hours in line and then still end up having to order online. So to me seems reasonable that they set aside a fair number of units for the people willing to stand in line for many hours to get it on the first day. 

Okay, fair enough. That makes me feel a bit better then, at least. 

Apple’s products have long been held to a higher standard than its competitors’ by reviewers for quite a while now. These so-called “tech experts” claim to be nonpartisan, but many still get caught up in how it has almost become “cool” to bash Apple recently. Their allegiances can be easily read from a mile away. But that just goes to show how Apple has become an industry leader with quality offerings year after year. Everyone who doesn’t buy Apple’s products, for whatever reason, are afraid of the company’s dominance. 

rogifan_new said:

I’m seeing techies on Twitter saying they’re not blown away by iPhone X.  So what exactly would blow them away? 

For those individuals it would have to be any phone released on the Android platform. Some folks out there are so anti-Apple prejudiced that it clouds their opinions on the entire marketplace. Therefore these individuals' viewpoints should be taken with a grain of salt. Not necessarily shoot them down and attempt to discredit them, because that is the reaction they are seeking from an Apple fan. Because why argue? Really, up to this point, the lines between functionality of the two platforms have blurred slightly and all flagship offerings contain very similar bells and whistles. 

However, I would argue that the iPhone X surely stands apart from the crowd. Anyone who thinks differently, I'm sorry... needs their head examined. 

"Forcing the entire installed base of iPhone users into this new way of working might cause some blowback, as the majority of people don't like change. But tying these new mechanisms to a premium phone that you have to pay extra for means that iPhone X users will effectively be asking for the new behavior, rather than being pushed into it."

Good point. And a rather good strategy by Apple. Really awesome lineup this fall, and I am in the market for a new phone so, depends on which of the 8 and X Apple can keep in stock. 

jcdinkins said:

iPhone SE here.  Buying the 8 as soon as it comes out.  Go Apple.

I have an iPhone 6 that my 3-yr old washed under the tap in the sink, lol. The back-camera and fingerprint scanner don't work anymore, but other than that works okay. Still annoying though, so can't wait till September.