OnePlus rescheduled its upcoming smartphone event because Apple just recently announced its own event on the same day (AAPL)
Apple's event would absolutely steal OnePlus' thunder.
OnePlus was all set to unveil its new OnePlus 6T smartphone on October 30 in New York City, but then Apple decided to steal the spotlight.
The Mac maker this week announced its own Fall event to be held on October 30, and now OnePlus has rescheduled its event as a result.
The OnePlus event is happening just one day earlier, on October 29, at the original location in New York City. OnePlus founder Pete Lau announced the change in a OnePlus community post, and the company also announced the change over Twitter.
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In his post, Lau said about the Apple event:
"We know the entire industry and all media will be holding their breath. So, imagine how we felt when we learned the date of their latest event. One minute, we were preparing for our greatest and most exciting launch event yet. The next, we were posed with a difficult question: “What do we do now?” "...
"We have only just begun our journey and cannot afford to let one of the most important products in our history be affected by another great product launch. So after deep reflection,
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