Friends Kingdom: Re: [iPad] Poynter and Business Insider on AAPL

iPhones don't come out every year? It seems like we get a new iPhone or iPad more than once a year.

~KLM

\\ "The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been." ~ Albert Einstein //

On Jul 31, 2016, at 1:19 PM, Tony tdale@xtra.co.nz [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Yep, so there is no barrier to annual upgraders continuing on or bi annual, but they do seem to have lengthened their upgrade cycle

From: "Kris Murray krismurray@gmail.com [iPad]" <iPad@yahoogroups.com>
To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, 31 July 2016 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: [iPad] Poynter and Business Insider on AAPL

Or lease and return and get a new one every year

~KLM
\\ "The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been." ~ Albert Einstein //

On Jul 30, 2016, at 3:30 PM, Tony tdale@xtra.co.nz [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Contract? No doubt, same here, as we offer in NZ 12 or 24 month interest free. So thats in fact an easier option. If you wished to upgrade annually, you can buy new phone outright, sell the old one for a great price, swap sim, and continue on

From: "Kris Murray krismurray@gmail.com [iPad]" <iPad@yahoogroups.com>
To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Saturday, 30 July 2016 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [iPad] Poynter and Business Insider on AAPL

Congrats are being phased out for annually upgradable leases. At least with the major USA telecoms.

~KLM
\\ "The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been." ~ Albert Einstein //

On Jul 29, 2016, at 3:10 AM, Christopher Collins iphone@analogdigital.com.au [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Most are not "annual upgraders". The majority of users for smartphones are "bi-annual upgraders". Their contract run 2 years so they upgrade every 2 years.

Yes there are some geeks out there who upgrade annually, and some people who need to have the latest & greatest, but they are a very small percentage of actual users.

However, they usually happen to be loud.

cjc

On 29 Jul 2016, at 2:02 PM, Tony tdale@xtra.co.nz [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

Many however are annual upgraders, but with the diminishing returns on the capability, it is hard to justify.

From: "Kris Murray krismurray@gmail..com [iPad]" <iPad@yahoogroups.com>
To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, 29 July 2016 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [iPad] Poynter and Business Insider on AAPL

I never go model to model. I try for 3-4 years. A grand is hard to justify every year. Every four years I can justify the expense.

~KLM
\\ "The one who follows the crowd will usually get no further than the crowd. The one who walks alone, is likely to find himself in places no one has ever been." ~ Albert Einstein //

On Jul 28, 2016, at 8:29 PM, Tony tdale@xtra.co.nz [iPad] <iPad@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

There haste been any miracles, there has been nice, steady feature gains, hence why I bought every phone since the 4S. Right now, there is little to be had by upgrading my 6Plus to a 6S Plus and probably wont bother with a 7. Thats just me, but Im not alone. That applies to any smartphone, they are all good, and the next one will be a little bit better, but it becomes hard to justify.

From: "Jim Saklad jimdoc@icloud.com [iPad]" <iPad@yahoogroups.com>
To: iPad@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Friday, 29 July 2016 2:19 PM
Subject: Re: [iPad] Poynter and Business Insider on AAPL

> Well, I think its quite easy to agree with the "opinion" when innovation has dropped to a crawl, and you get numbers like that

If you believe miracles should appear by the clock, or even the calendar, then sure.

If you think technology doesn't actually work that way, then you just use the last miracle and wait patiently for the next.

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Posted by: Tony <tdale@xtra.co.nz>