https://medium.com/@LanceUlanoff/did-the-apple-watch-series-4-steal-the-show-3912ea0dd0f9

Apple’s yearly iPhone product unveiling, the Super Bowl of tech events, wasn’t a snoozer, but on almost all points the outcome was pre-ordained.

A torrent of leaks let the wind out of Apple’s sails in the weeks, days and hours before the event. We knew the iPhone X-infused sizes and general features and we knew of the Apple Watch’s subtle redesign.