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fallenjt said:

jd_in_sb said:

I can already hear the complaints from first quarter 2019 that might not be able to match the performance of the launch of iPhone X. At least that’s what happened the year after the blockbuster iPhone 6 debuted: a big hangover. 

Wrong. It'll be different. Why? Because first quarter 2019 will account for the sales of non-X iPhone with Face ID, assume the name is iPhone 9/9+. So, the line up in 3rd quarter 2018 will be refreshed iPhone X (iPhone Xs, assumed), iPhone 9/9+ all with Face ID and also price-dropped iPhone X.

jbdragon said:

kingofsomewherehot said:

My version of a "line" will be sitting on my back porch with a glass of scotch waiting for brown santa to ring my doorbell.  

Ya, I'm not waiting in any lines!!! I'd rather wait a few months then stand in a line like that. Instead I'll order it online and get it shipped to me as Apple has been pushing people to do.

dewme said:

For the sake of the Qualcomm employees and stakeholders I hope Apple and Qualcomm can reach an amicable agreement and move on. I still see Qualcomm in a favorable light because I had an opportunity to work for Qualcomm a while back and was very impressed with their people and work environment. The people who are most at risk there are the ones who don't have a lot of sway in the decision making taking place at the upper levels of the company. The high level executives are probably set up pretty well with hefty compensation packages and golden parachutes, so no matter what happens they will have a soft landing. The rank and file technical workers, engineers, scientists, support staff, and middle managers on the other hand are much more vulnerable. Thankfully a lot of them have the technical and professional chops to find a new home with other firms if the execs decide to scuttle the QCOM ship with a protracted litigation against one of their bigger customers. Qualcomm's BOD should intervene.