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"Bloomberg admitted in its trade-in sensationalism piece that "last year, there were similar concerns about sales of the iPhone X, and the handset ended up selling well," a gross simplification of the regular reports the site itself actually promoted as an ongoing narrative, which didn't just "raise concerns about sales," but confidently insisted that Apple's "$999 starting price was too much for some consumers," while in parallel crafting a false "pile of bad news" with story after story of supply chain rumors that implied Apple might be slashing production due to weak demand." Everyone that we spoke to in the supply chain confirmed that total X production was way less than the initial guidance that they had been given by Apple, and this was seen in guidance downgrades by many of the suppliers where Apple was their biggest customer. and the same continues now with the Xr and Xs. They have failed to ignite the refresh cycle that Apple had hoped for...