iPhone 8 and Star Wars 8 Released the Same Year!–Coincidence? Probably
iPhone 8 and Star Wars 8 - a "forced" connection?
Yes.
After extensive online research conducted by this news site and all its related partners and entities, we have officially concluded that there is no connection between the release of Apple's iPhone 8 and the upcoming film, Star Wars 8, other than the number 8.
Regardless of the fact that the number eight is extremely auspicious in China, and regardless of the fact that they're both releasing new editions, and that those editions are the eighth one--after seven others--there is no evidence to support this claim.
"The argument lacks any force," one fan noted. "It's superficial and tenuous at best; and may just be a ploy to generate artificial traffic."
Nevertheless, because we just added an intern, we contacted Apple Corporat...