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Don't Ignore Signs of Tepid iPhone Demand
AT&T's latest smartphone-upgrade numbers are ominous for the 8.
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It was always going to be tough to get a handle on the initial sales success of the latest iPhone models. But some early signs are not encouraging for Apple Inc.
The latest dour data came from AT&T Inc. late Wednesday. As part of an early disclosure of selected third-quarter financials, the company said the number of its mobile subscribers that had swapped out old smartphones for newer models fell by 900,000 from the third quarter of 2016.