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Not at all surprised that it's going to be the "iPhone 5". Apple accepts that two-year contracts mean there's going to be an ebb and flow to their phone sales,
by twoodfin 14y ago
Not at all surprised that it's going to be the "iPhone 5". Apple accepts that two-year contracts mean there's going to be an ebb and flow to their phone sales, and thus it's worth making as big a "bang" as possible for each new device, even at the expense of having buyers delay their purchase waiting on the new release.
But the iPad doesn't have a contract, and they'd prefer the average consumer not sit around waiting for the "new" iPad any more than they'd wait around for the "new" Macbook. Obviously some consumers are going to go to the Mac Rumors buying guide, but not many. By not hanging a big number on the brand, they mitigate the "I'll wait for N+1" mentality and hopefully spread out sales into the months post-release when their margins improve.
- cwe 14y agoI was thinking it could (also) be an allusion to 5 complete years of the iPhone.
- epo 14y agoTry again! It is going to be the announcement of 5 new lawsuits against Samsung which will be left as a shadow of its former self.
- spicyj 14y agoIt can't really be by years: 1: iPhone (2G) 2: iPhone 3G 3: iPhone 3GS 4: iPhone 4 5: iPhone 4S 6: iPhone 5?
- noblethrasher 14y agoThe original iPhone debuted in 2007.
- jsz0 14y agoIt may be that since many people continue to refer to the 'new iPad' as the iPad 3 they decided it just doesn't stick so why bother?
- mikek 14y agoAlso - there is only 1 current version of the iPhone available at any time. Compare this to the iPad (Regular vs. Mini), iPod (Touch, Nano, Shuffle), Macbook (Air, Pro).
- megablast 14y agoI know they still sell the iPhone 4 and 4s, and think they may even still sell the 3gs.
- spullara 14y agoThey sell all 3 right off their site: http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iphone http://store.apple.com/us/browse/home/shop_iphone/family/iph...
- untog 14y agoNot true- they still sell the iPhone 4 as a cut-price version of the 4S. And they sold the 3GS when the 4 was the top model. Expect them to do the same- sell the 4S alongside the 5.
- mikeash 14y agoNote that they still sell the 3GS, right now. I assume that once the 5 ships, the 4S will become the cheaper model, and the 4 will become the really-cheap model that the 3GS currently is.
- cwe 14y agoWith the rumored iPad Mini, they just might continue making the 3GS instead of the 4. A non-retina cheapo iPhone option makes sense for prepaid and free phones, and it's supposedly the same display PPI as the iPad Mini, so it could share a lot of components.