> But that will be bad for customers. You don't see the other manufacturers keeping the same phone for 2 years. Similarly, you don't see other manufacturers pr

> But that will be bad for customers. You don't see the other manufacturers keeping the same phone for 2 years. Similarly, you don't see other manufacturers producing phones that they intend to still thoroughly support in a couple years time, which is why there is so much fragmentation in the Android ecosystem. I think this is a key thing in Apple's market strategy across the board - you're not just buying hardware that will be out of date in 6 months time, you're purchasing a utility which will be more or less current for a couple years to come (like what we've seen in Macs). I think its a smart move. It builds trust with the user base.