It should work OK for them, as long as the new release leapfrogs whatever came out during that time. I think handsets makers had pretty aggressive schedule whil

It should work OK for them, as long as the new release leapfrogs whatever came out during that time. I think handsets makers had pretty aggressive schedule while Apple was making iPhone. It took Apple two and a half years to get the first gen iPhone ready—eternity in mobile phone makers timeframe–but look at the result. Apple somehow can predict the future (or are they just making it?) well in Advance and prepare accordingly.