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

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In the first weekend since its debut, Apple sold about 37 million iPhone 16 smartphones — down nearly 13% from iPhone 15 first-weekend sales a year ago .

Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo attributed the slower sales to lower-than-expected demand for the iPhone 16 Pro lineup, largely because of the staggered release of Apple Intelligence .

An analysis of pre-order pre-orders by Jefferies found that demand is slowly beginning to improve in the U.S ..

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88

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88

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67

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formal

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English

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54

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short-lived

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