So now we've shared competing anecdotes. We can conclude only that anecdotes aren't arguments.
"The sales figures prove that it has been seen as largely successful."
Demand for the X has actually been pretty weak:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-to-curtail-iphone-x-produ...
http://money.cnn.com/2017/12/26/investing/iphone-x-weak-sale...
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-apple-iphone/apple-suppli...
https://mashable.com/2018/01/22/iphone-x-discontinued-predic...
> “We’re thrilled to report the biggest quarter in Apple’s history, with broad-based growth that included the highest revenue ever from a new iPhone lineup. iPhone X surpassed our expectations and has been our top-selling iPhone every week since it shipped in November,”
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/02/apple-reports-first-q...
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/1/16961562/apple-q1-2018-ear...
Since you're quoting percentages to justify your insistence of "Demand for the X has actually been pretty weak", here are some more percentages you've left out:
> The Company posted quarterly revenue of $88.3 billion, an increase of 13 percent from the year-ago quarter and an all-time record, and quarterly earnings per diluted share of $3.89, up 16 percent, also an all-time record.
> lots of mass market products are terribly designed
Insinuating the iPhone X is terribly designed which isn't my experience (the only one I have). By definition all personal experiences are anecdotal, so no I haven't conducted any empirical studies (neither have you), but we can infer given the iPhone X is Apple's top selling phone that most people prefer the iPhone X despite its higher price.
"we can infer given the iPhone X is Apple's top selling phone that most people prefer the iPhone X despite its higher price."
Maybe, maybe not. But that's not what you said. You said merely that you liked the iPhone X.
I have directly responded to the comment I've quoted, as evident by looking at the parent comment that my comment replied to.
> Maybe, maybe not. But that's not what you said.
That's exactly what I've said, you've even copied it verbatim, which was in response to your comment pointing out the very obvious fact that personal experiences are anecdotal, which you've somehow tried to contradict using your own anecdote. It should not surprise anyone that most comments are anecdotal (especially those beginning with 'I') but which should at least count for 1 data point with experience which is more than enough to respond to unsubstantiated claims.
No, I didn't. But I will now:
"The iPhone X is the best device I've owned. The notch quickly became unnoticeable but took a few days to get used to lack of a physical home button but that's also become natural to use and going back to use my wife's iPhone now feels more mechanical/primitive."