Is the Apple Inc. iPhone 8 a Failure?

A quick check of Apple's (NASDAQ: AAPL) online store reveals something that at first glance might be alarming to Apple investors: The iPhone 8 and its larger sibling, the iPhone 8 Plus, are in ample supply just days after they became available. A SIM-free iPhone 8 Plus, for example, will ship in just one to three days. Ditto a SIM-free iPhone 8.

What this indicates is that Apple has largely achieved supply to-demand balance within just a few days of availability -- an uncommon phenomenon for freshly released iPhones. Some have viewed this as a sign that demand for the new iPhones just isn't good.

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