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Originally Posted by sophiewilson0191
It’s a massive shift in terms of Apple’s normal product cycle, and has led to speculation that the almost-new device is definitely not as popular as its flagship predecessors. On the other hand, other correspondents assert that this is being done to pave the way for an unprecedented number of X variants. 
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I preferred Jon Gruber's take:
https://daringfireball.net/2018/01/iphone_x_one_year It's less sensational.
Although the iPhone 8 models may have cannibalized sales for the X, rumors of Apple pulling the X off the shelves are farfetched. If the X is too expensive to produce, Apple will take its tech and roll it into the iPhone 9, or whatever else they have planned for the Fall. Also, interest in the X is still high. Just today this article came out:
https://www.verdict.co.uk/peoples-lo...ired-phone-uk/.
Personally, I'm more interested in them stabilizing iOS 11 than in focusing on shiny new models.