The head of Canada’s largest wireless carrier said Thursday the appetite for the Apple iPhone 8 smartphone is “anemic” even as the company gets set to take orders of the iPhone X next week. Rogers Communications Inc. CEO Joe Natale said on a conference call that the company will begin taking orders of the “very expensive” iPhone X on Oct. 27 and will begin sales the following week, on Nov. 3. Article Continued BelowThe iPhone X will be Apple’s most expensive iPhone to date, retailing for approximately $1,300 if purchased without a contract. “It puts more pressure, more focus on the iPhone X, but that’s the Super Bowl event,” said Daniel Ives, head of technology research at GBH Insights. The stock had risen 38 per cent through Wednesday, and is close to a record high, buoyed largely by anticipation for the iPhone X.

Source: thestar October 19, 2017 17:26 UTC