iPhone 8 it has the sad launch and without the enthusiasm that we have seen in the past years for the old iPhone models that the Apple company launched for its customers. You can see in the images below how few people went to the shops Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), from Asia and Australia for the launch of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus, the interest in these two phone models being much lower than even Apple probably hoped.
iPhone 8 can be pre-ordered here and in Romania, where the launch will take place on September 29, but the interest is low here as well. The launch of the iPhone 8 in Romania will certainly be as sad with similarly low pre-orders recorded for the iPhone 8 Plus compared to the iPhone 7 series, Romanians also seem to be waiting for the iPhone X, despite the very high selling price for the phone.
iPhone 8 has been launched with up to 10 times less people present in front of Apple stores today and this shows the sad situation in which Apple has found itself. If in past years Apple stores gathered hundreds of people in line in front of Apple stores, for the iPhone 8 launch things are completely different and the number of people present in front of the stores is much, much smaller.
iPhone 8 - sad and unenthusiastic launch in Asia and Australia
iPhone 8 could not have a different launch because the world is simply not interested in this model and the iPhone 8 Plus, and this is clearly visible. Not even the pre-orders for iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus are as high as those of the iPhone 7 series, the mobile phone operators in Japan confirming this, but everyone expected a situation like this.
iPhone 8 has the biggest surprise in that the launch is ignored by people who are waiting for an iPhone X that costs at least 50% more. I told you the other day that the iPhone X defies the rules of the market economy and the more expensive an Apple product is, the more it is in demand, but the sales of the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus also suffer from the fact that many online publications do not recommend its purchase.
"Apple Inc's (AAPL.O) iPhone 8 launch in Sydney, one of the first cities to access the product in Australia, saw a bleak turnout as fans held out for the soon-to-be-released premium iPhone X. Hundreds of people usually gather at Apple's Sydney city store with queues winding down the town's main street, George Street, when there is a new product release. On Friday, there were fewer than 30 people lining up before the store opened, according to a Reuters witness."
The launch of iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus shows us that Apple can also have flagship products that do not attract the interest of consumers and the situation should be different for iPhone X. If even in Asia there is no enthusiasm for iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus , then it is quite clear that the products are simply not what people want or expect, and Apple is once again in a controversial situation.
