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radarthekat said:

Seems ideal for creating the next generation Touch Bar for the Mac and even creating an entire virtual keyboard for the Mac, that can change the mapping of keys, and key layouts, to create a universal keyboard that can be dynamically localized to each market/language, and to create a keyboard that doesn’t have mechanical components, at least not in the traditional sense.  The universal MacBook Pro may be on its way, same unit sold in Japan, China, et al as in western countries.  With a flexible display haptic keyboard.  Sweet.

GeorgeBMac said:

I think the success of the iPhone X will largely depend on a combination of the economy and how many are willing to pay a premium for the latest and greatest.  (I list the economy because it determines how many can afford the latest and greatest and have the optimism to go for it).

But, for the rest, essentially the iPhone X has no significant functional difference from the iPhone 8 -- or at least the 8+.  That is:  you can do everything on an 8 or 8+ that you can do on the X.  Really, at least to me, the benefits of the X are: 
1) A better screen (OLED)
2) A bigger screen in a smaller package (or some combination of the two depending on what you're comparing it to...)

But that can be a functional difference to some:   For instance, I'm a runner who always carries his phone -- but I still want a larger screen.   So, the X just might be perfect -- Except!  Oh wait!  I could just get an AW with LTE and leave the damn phone in my car.  (Life is so complicated!)

But, for longer term -- over the next 5-10 years -- my gut is telling me that Apple is in a transition period where they have made the current paradigm about as perfect as possible:   The next steps are/will be:
1)  Longer battery life
2)  More durable screens
3)  Adding AI and AR features into the OS and embedded apps (such as Maps).
4)  Expanding its footprint by enabling it to connect to and use external keyboards, mice and large screens.  So where a business man could, for instance, walk into his office and plug his phone into a dock similar to what he does today with his laptop -- and keep right on working.  One computer to rule them all!