LOL! That is true, unfortunately probably 90% of customers don’t watch keynotes. Being in IT for the last 40 years, I can count on one hand the number of my clients who watch those types of things. What the customers saw was the 8 being available, then a few weeks later the X being available.
Nice dodge on the iPad pro though, heh.
But that’s OK. You obviously know far more than I do about how technology and marketing work. You also know far more about buyer’s remorse 
I bow to you sir.