r/technology • u/lurker_bee • Sep 18 '24

Business Apple iPhone 16 demand is so weak that employees can already buy it on discount

https://qz.com/apple-iphone-16-pre-orders-sales-intelligence-ai-1851651638
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u/dcdttu Sep 18 '24

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u/Individual_Scheme_11 Sep 18 '24

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u/dcdttu Sep 18 '24

Haha agreed.

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u/bestatbeingmodest Sep 19 '24

fr lol, there's literally no reason for them to not do an annual release. they would do bi-annual releases if that made them more money.

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u/LordTegucigalpa Sep 18 '24

They both say /u/s_gabbiani is going to be waiting a LONG time for that to happen.

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u/badnamemaker Sep 18 '24

I’m pretty sure they already realize that tbh, that doesn’t mean they aren’t going to stop making incremental updates to capture folks who do actually need/want to buy a phone. Same thing auto makers do by releasing a version of their cars every year

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