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From:TheEconomist

iPhoneeventisstyleover?substance,butsaleswillincreaseregardless.

TheannualiPhone?launch?shouldnotbe_____1_____event.SmartphonesareubiquitousandApple’s?version?is15yearsold.Slightlybiggerscreenswithalonger?battery?lifearenice_____2_____not?groundbreaking.Thecompany’smostinterestingproducts—driverlesscarsandmixedrealityheadsets—remainunder?wraps.

YetApple’sknackforshowmanshipremainsasimpressiveasever.OnYouTube,morethan2.5mnpeopletunedintowatch.Rivalhardwaremarketingeventsdonotattractthislevelofinterest.Apple’sproductsarestill?_____3_____(outrage)?popular.?Aroundtheworld,over1.8bnofitsproductsareinuse.

ItsshareoftheUSsmartphonemarket(includingsecond-handhandsets)hasclimbedabove50percent,_____4_____(overtake)Android.ThisyeartheUSmarket_____5_____(contain)almost125mniPhones,up3percentonlastyear,?accordingto?_____6_____(estimate)frommarketresearchcompanyInsiderIntelligence.New?releaseswillliftthattotal.

Thelatestline-upofiPhonesfeaturelargerdisplayscreens_____7_____areonevenwhenlocked(afeatureAndroidsmartphonesalreadyhave).Thereisemergencysatelliteconnectivityanda$799Watch_____8_____(aim)atfitnessfanatics.Thesearenotradicalupgrades.ButimprovedperformancewillkeepusersreplacingoldAppleproductswithnewones.

_____9_____asupplychaincrunch,theperformancemightbeevenbetter.Liketherestofthetechsector,Applehashaddifficultyobtainingthechipsitwants.ThemoreexpensiveversionofthenewiPhonecontainsthelatestA16chipbutthestandardversiondoesnot.AppleisexpandingproductioninIndiaamidChina’szero-Covidpolicy.

Costselsewherearebeingcrimped.ButAppleisverygoodatextractingmorerevenuefromexistingcustomers.Itnolongerprovidesfreechargersfori