Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, report claims
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Re: Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, report claims
#2Honest question - What do people here on HN see as more valuable: the iPhone brand itself, or Apple's technology development/production systems?
Re: Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, report claims
#3These reports always come up within 4 months after Apple having launched a new device. I'm guessing some people are making a lot of money from this FUD, by hiring PR / Research firms that will do everything to make Apple look weak.
Re: Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, report claims
#4Honest question - What do people here on HN see as more valuable: the iPhone brand itself, or Apple's technology development/production systems?
They are valuable in different ways IMO. I think it would be harder to replace the brand at this point though.
Re: Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, report claims
#5These reports always come up within 4 months after Apple having launched a new device. I'm guessing some people are making a lot of money from this FUD, by hiring PR / Research firms that will do everything to make Apple look weak.
Came here to say this. Every. Single. Time. They launch a new phone, out comes the stories of production cuts, missed targets etc.
And then the sun comes out at the next earnings announcement.
Sure, one day we'll all be wrong, but this narrative has played out for about the last 5 launches. It's about as common as FB announcing record DAU at earnings then releasing a note about shutting down millions of bots a couple of weeks later.
Re: Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, report claims
#6Ah the classic "Apple is doomed" article for this quarter.
Re: Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, report claims
#7Just to be used as replacements for repairs I take it?
As a consumer looking for what to recommend to family and friends using iPhone 6 phones to iPhone 8 phones the iPhone X looks way better to me than the iPhone XR. People won't notice the CPU but that OLED screen!
I wish there was some kind of 'apple outlet' like clothing stores do so there could be a legit source of these X phones.
Re: Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, report claims
#8"The cheaper iPhone XR is thought to be particularly struggling, as budget-conscious customers opt instead for last year’s iPhone 8, which continues to be available and is priced lower than this year’s budget model."
No, no, no, no, no!
I wouldn't choose the 8 over the XR because the 8 is cheaper, it's because the XR has a bunch of crap I don't want. It's larger, I don't want larger. The camera has a sharp edge, making a case a necessity. I don't want a case. It has FaceID instead of the fingerprint reader. I don't want FaceID.
Re: Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, report claims
#9These reports always come up within 4 months after Apple having launched a new device. I'm guessing some people are making a lot of money from this FUD, by hiring PR / Research firms that will do everything to make Apple look weak.
I disagree. This never happened with iPhone 1 through 6, when a new iPhone had always been better than its predecessor in every way. After the 6, "upgrading" meant gaining some and losing some, that's also when Apple started to offer the old versions alongside the new ones on their site for far longer.
To provide some anecdata: I got myself an iPhone 6 Plus right after iPhone 8 came out because I needed a headphone jack. If I were to upgrade I'd probably go with the 8 Plus now because it comes with a superior battery life and a physical home button.
Re: Apple resumes iPhone X production due to weak XS sales, report claims
#10In Canada with our weaker dollar, Apple products have really finally gone into a truly laughable price point. These phones are $1500.
Anecdotal evidence also is that anyone I know that has an X wishes they could go back to having a home button.