> I think the response to the iPhone 5 so far [...] can > also be explained by something I claimed [...] iPhone > has peaked (just like the iPod did) That

> I think the response to the iPhone 5 so far [...] can > also be explained by something I claimed [...] iPhone > has peaked (just like the iPod did) That doesn't explain anything, unless you consider a vague and, given current data, false prediction causally revealing. Peaking is not an inevitable feature of product life cycles; you're not stating much here. ("Lukewarm response to the new iteration is due to lukewarm response.") At the very least, the article makes an attempt at elucidating reasons for a potential iPhone peak.