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>You aren’t meant to care about every single release. I suspect a lot of people do which is why they release on this schedule.
by tonyedgecombe 5y ago
>You aren’t meant to care about every single release.
I suspect a lot of people do which is why they release on this schedule.
- ghaff 5y agoAutomobiles are also on an annual cycle. Do you think most people buy/lease a new car every year--especially given that something like 11 years is the average length of time people hold onto their cars these days? Even with trade-in incentives, the vast majority of people don't get a new phone every year.
- jmcgough 5y agoAmericans buy a new phone every 24 weeks though, so an annual release schedule makes sense even if they don't buy every year.
- xnyan 5y agoI think you mean every 24 months.
- ghaff 5y ago24 months in the US was historically driven by cellular carrier subsidies. I suspect it's increased since that is no longer as big a factor.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoSource? I see lots of people using older iPhones, and even amongst the rich demographic I hang around, no one cares about new iPhones since at least a few years ago. They simply do not change in a way that affects most people’s lives.
- tonyedgecombe 5y agoI think they would if they could. The allure of the new shiny toy is strong.
- kjkjadksj 5y agoCars are nominally on an annual year cycle but many models go relatively unchanged for a generation which could be 5 years or more.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoIt is the same for iPhone. They even sell brand new phones that originally came out 5 years ago (SE).