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It completely boggles my mind that anyone ever cared what the next iPhone will be like.

afavour 5y ago
It’s a premium device that people like to show off. Hardly rare in that regard, there are leaks of new cars, watches, etc
spoonjim 5y ago
Steve Jobs had star power to match anyone -- Barack Obama, Bob Dylan, whatever comparison you want to make. It was a unique condition that one person was both the greatest tech marketer and greatest tech product manager of all time.
- tablespoon 5y ago
  > It was a unique condition that one person was both the greatest tech marketer and greatest tech product manager of all time. Also one of the greatest assholes of all time. You can't do him justice if you leave that achievement out.
  - spoonjim 5y ago
    I haven't seen any evidence that he was more of an asshole than the typical person of his power (i.e., garden-variety colossal).
RicoElectrico 5y ago
Back in the old days, every non-S iPhone blew people's minds, because it made the old generation look like shit in comparison ;) I think iPhone 4 had the greatest differential impact, on its release the IPS Retina was something unreal.
- rwc 5y ago
  Ironically enough the iPhone 4 was also the first iPhone to leak prior to launch.
zsmi 5y ago
I don't think it takes too much imagination to understand why iPhone case manufactures would be interested in what the next iPhone will be like.
- paxys 5y ago
  The usual kinds of leaks do not help case manufacturers. You need very detailed schematics or the device itself to be able to make accessories for it. A blurry photo definitely won't do.
- speedgoose 5y ago
  They usually do have the shape of the phone before the release. That's how you know that the next iPhone will have the shape of a smartphone.
  - paulpauper 5y ago
    yeah it's not going to be triangle shaped
    - sosborn 5y ago
      https://theoffice.fandom.com/wiki/Pyramid https://theoffice.fandom.com/wiki/Pyramid
ibero 5y ago
there is easily a billion dollar plus market of accessories that resolves entirely on knowing what the next iPhone will be like.
- paulpauper 5y ago
  Things like the location of the ports and the size of the camera
alasdair_ 5y ago
>It completely boggles my mind that anyone ever cared what the next iPhone will be like. I mean, people had freaking launch parties for Windows 95. Now I'm actively trying to work out ways not to install windows 11.
- throwaway492338 5y ago
  Turn off TPM in your BIOS
  - Dah00n 5y ago
    The cut-off is 8th gen intel or 2nd gen Ryzen. TPM or not.
    - judge2020 5y ago
      It does sound like TPM is required to be enabled even for these processors: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications#primaryR2:~:text=If%20your%20device%20does%20not%20meet%20these%20requirements%2C%20you%20may%20not%20be%20able%20to%20install%20Windows%2011%20on%20your%20device https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifica...
- andrekandre 5y ago
  even windows 7 also had "launch parties"... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cX4t5-YpHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cX4t5-YpHQ

It’s a premium device that people like to show off. Hardly rare in that regard, there are leaks of new cars, watches, etc

spoonjim 5y ago

Steve Jobs had star power to match anyone -- Barack Obama, Bob Dylan, whatever comparison you want to make. It was a unique condition that one person was both the greatest tech marketer and greatest tech product manager of all time.

tablespoon 5y ago
> It was a unique condition that one person was both the greatest tech marketer and greatest tech product manager of all time. Also one of the greatest assholes of all time. You can't do him justice if you leave that achievement out.
- spoonjim 5y ago
  I haven't seen any evidence that he was more of an asshole than the typical person of his power (i.e., garden-variety colossal).

RicoElectrico 5y ago

Back in the old days, every non-S iPhone blew people's minds, because it made the old generation look like shit in comparison ;) I think iPhone 4 had the greatest differential impact, on its release the IPS Retina was something unreal.

rwc 5y ago
Ironically enough the iPhone 4 was also the first iPhone to leak prior to launch.

zsmi 5y ago

I don't think it takes too much imagination to understand why iPhone case manufactures would be interested in what the next iPhone will be like.

paxys 5y ago
The usual kinds of leaks do not help case manufacturers. You need very detailed schematics or the device itself to be able to make accessories for it. A blurry photo definitely won't do.
speedgoose 5y ago
They usually do have the shape of the phone before the release. That's how you know that the next iPhone will have the shape of a smartphone.
- paulpauper 5y ago
  yeah it's not going to be triangle shaped
  - sosborn 5y ago
    https://theoffice.fandom.com/wiki/Pyramid https://theoffice.fandom.com/wiki/Pyramid

ibero 5y ago

there is easily a billion dollar plus market of accessories that resolves entirely on knowing what the next iPhone will be like.

paulpauper 5y ago
Things like the location of the ports and the size of the camera

alasdair_ 5y ago

>It completely boggles my mind that anyone ever cared what the next iPhone will be like. I mean, people had freaking launch parties for Windows 95. Now I'm actively trying to work out ways not to install windows 11.

throwaway492338 5y ago
Turn off TPM in your BIOS
- Dah00n 5y ago
  The cut-off is 8th gen intel or 2nd gen Ryzen. TPM or not.
  - judge2020 5y ago
    It does sound like TPM is required to be enabled even for these processors: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifications#primaryR2:~:text=If%20your%20device%20does%20not%20meet%20these%20requirements%2C%20you%20may%20not%20be%20able%20to%20install%20Windows%2011%20on%20your%20device https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifica...
andrekandre 5y ago
even windows 7 also had "launch parties"... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cX4t5-YpHQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cX4t5-YpHQ