Apple currently offers syncing of data across 7 rectangular prism shapes: 5S, 7, 7+, X, iPad mini, iPad, iPad 12”, Apple TV. The article is wrong because it doe

Apple currently offers syncing of data across 7 rectangular prism shapes: 5S, 7, 7+, X, iPad mini, iPad, iPad 12”, Apple TV. The article is wrong because it doesn’t take into account that ultimately the phone is just a specific rectangle size that’s popular, but otherwise is no different from a tablet. I love the idea of taking photos with a tablet, but only using technology that lets me pick high-quality stills from a video filmed with it. Capture now with whatever rectangle I like, get back to enjoying life, review later on another rectangle and sample the best memories into stills. Apple builds and sells millions of glass rectangles in every possible size a single human being could use, and their rectangles maintain resale and hand-me-down value for five years or more. It might slow down, but in general most of them simply never fail. Someday we’ll have glass rectangles with both 3D face cameras and no notch, but until then, it’s more than sufficient to design trademark. Apple’s prominence in manufacturing and in cloud platform does not somehow diminish when their shape and form (glass rectangle) are commoditized by all. Saying they’re doomed, rather than addressing the possibilities of a generic glass rectangle market, seems shortsighted and certainly isn’t newsworthy.