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Apple’s New iPhones Get a Lukewarm Reception from Buyers

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If you visit Singapore telcos (SingTel, StarHub, M1) physical store, you will see a signboard listing availability of iPhone models. For the past many years, the stocks for new models are generally "Not Available" during Christmas shopping season. So to buy iPhone at telco store during this period, you have to queue up before the store open in order to get the daily limited units released for sale. I just visited telco stores in a busy shopping mall this evening, and all of them listed iPhone X as "Available" for all color and memory size. This is clear sign that its not selling as well as expected here.

Re: Apple’s New iPhones Get a Lukewarm Reception from Buyers

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If this is true, it makes sense to me: https://jakeseliger.com/2017/10/18/apple-isnt-selling-as-man... . The most impressive one is too expensive; the others aren't worth the upgrade.

I didn't read much past "EDIT: Apparently the conjecture below is totally wrong"

Re: Apple’s New iPhones Get a Lukewarm Reception from Buyers

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If you visit Singapore telcos (SingTel, StarHub, M1) physical store, you will see a signboard listing availability of iPhone models. For the past many years, the stocks for new models are generally "Not Available" during Christmas shopping season. So to buy iPhone at telco store during this period, you have to queue up before the store open in order to get the daily limited units released for sale. I just visited tel…

Couldn't they have gotten more of them too?

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If you visit Singapore telcos (SingTel, StarHub, M1) physical store, you will see a signboard listing availability of iPhone models. For the past many years, the stocks for new models are generally "Not Available" during Christmas shopping season. So to buy iPhone at telco store during this period, you have to queue up before the store open in order to get the daily limited units released for sale. I just visited tel…

Couldn't they have gotten more of them too?

Wouldn't that be a clear sign they aren't selling as well as expected?

Re: Apple’s New iPhones Get a Lukewarm Reception from Buyers

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Couldn't they have gotten more of them too?

Wouldn't that be a clear sign they aren't selling as well as expected?

It could also signal a shift in strategy by Apple to overproduce, or better models that more accurately estimate demand.
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