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I too wonder the same thing. Especially with the pre-order record for a phone that seemed to initially miss expectations upon announcement. The articles I've

I too wonder the same thing. Especially with the pre-order record for a phone that seemed to initially miss expectations upon announcement. The articles I've found on the topic are just speculative[1][2]. [1]http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/228095/20111010/iphone-4s-fortunes-linked-to-steve-jobs-untimely-death-loyal-apple-customers-drive-iphone-4s-sales-a.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/228095/20111010/iphone-4s-fo... [2]http://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/articles/228902/20111011/iphone-4s-sold-out-pre-order-record-memory-steve-jobs.htm http://sanfrancisco.ibtimes.com/articles/228902/20111011/iph...

epo 15y ago
The missed expectations were held by fanboy contributors to MacRumors and the equally witless anti-fanboys (fandroids for the most part) who chimed in with "Ha! No new case after 18 months? Lame! Fail!" Perhaps the buyers were at the end of a contract, or looking to upgrade, or simply saw the best phone on the market.
- glhaynes 15y ago
  And tons of guy-on-the-street types (both real and those dreamed up by news media, propagating the meme further) were disappointed, too. But the frame has shifted over the last few days and now everybody's talking about Siri, theoretical teardrop case be damned.