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I mean how many people don't have a smartphone by now? Do they expect to sell more and more every year?
They've put all their eggs into the "let's hope people upgrade their perfectly working phone every year" basket and that basket is getting smaller.
Ironically, if they made another smaller phone like the mini, I’d be more inclined to upgrade.
You and one other person probably because the mini was consistently the worst selling iPhone model
I know and it’s a bummer. It’s basically the same size as the 4, aside from the antenna stuff was my favorite form factor. Guess I’m in the minority who doesn’t need a change for something that works