Analyst Predicts Multiple iPhone Refreshes Per Year, New Services After Meeting with Apple Execs

that's no good.
the great thing about Apple was that they were focused on quality not quantity.you can't have both.if they do that,then there's no difference between Apple products and others who make 10 versions of phones every year spamming the market.

ahmet said:

don't think that its gonna happen. I am in for multiple screen sizes but not for multiple refreshes per year

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You do know you don't have to buy every iPhone every year, right?

I like to update my iPhone every two years. Anything more than that doesn't really feel necessary. Anyone else with me?

Part of the reason I have an iPhone is Bc it's value and there is not a new flavor every week. See ya later iphone.

worry about the inventory

iPhone 5S still shipping in 2 to 3 weeks.

iPad mini - may not enough stock for Holiday period (thanksgiving to Christmas)

They should go back to - march iPad cycle and June/july iPhone cycle.

Think different like Samsung.

Whoever Katy Huberty is, NOBODY should take her seriously.

MacRumors said:

She suggests that Apple could, for example, expand the usage of Touch ID in the future, setting the stage for new services revenue streams

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What revenue generating services? I'd much rather keep touchID services free...

yeah... Not happening.

highly doubt this anal BS.

and I am hoping the iPhone 6 is substantially different than both of the current models.

Another Analyst

Another analyst trying to push the stock:

Predicts multiple refreshes per year
Doesn't happen
Stock drops because of Apple's "failure"
Analyst picks up stock cheap
Stock rebounds
Analyst reaps a big windfall
SEC does nothing

Seen it all a hundred times before

hi i am analyst

i predict there will be more than one refreshed iOS device next year, it's going to be HUGE

I hate this idea. I'd rather have them take their time and release good products. I'd have to have a 5s and then see one with an A8X or something in 3 months. I fully expect the iPhone 6 in June and then probably a 6s next fall. I'm OK with that cycle.

An analyst said something, it most definitely is true...

said no one ever.

They did this with the iPod line. When they release the mini (or nano?), it gave them opportunity to stagger the product release. So the iPod was refreshed in around Sept/Oct and the mini was refreshed Jan/Feb.

If a staggered product refresh strategy is true for iPhone, it'll give them opportunity to quickly release new technology to their non-flagship products before a competing solution comes out from other companies. This is driven by the slowing growth of the high-end market, and the more rapid growth of the mid-market.

For example, if the iPhone 5S (flagship product) comes out with fingerprint tech, you'll have to wait full year before the 5C (say, mid-market) has the same feature. By that time, they risk that competitors may have similar solutions in the mid-market. By staggering, they can release the new technology on the 5S and production has smoothed out, they can quickly introduce it into other products 4-6 months later.

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Nanasaki said:

Does that mean older iPhone will get obsolete faster than ever before? Meaning people need buy iPhone more frequently? Good luck with that Apple fans...

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The phone will be as new as always.

If you can't live without the latest and greatest then throw your money at Apple.

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I find it funny that a lot of people here would get a seizure if they found out that Apple releases an iPhone earlier than expected.

stuffradio said:

You do know you don't have to buy every iPhone every year, right?

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Correct, he does not have to buy every year.

I have a 4S and waiting for the 6, or later if the 6 is as unappealing to me as the 5S and 5C...

But the point is, that if there are more releases then the quicker previous Generation phones will be made obsolete / unsupported / poorly supported.

I cannot go into an Apple store and buy a case for my perfectly working 4S. Now if the release rate time frame between the 4S and the 5S was doubled, this is where I see the issues.

But I am hoping it is not just simple greed and they will instead insert new form factors into the cycle like a larger iPhone (and no I do not want one..) etc.

I wish MacRumors kept analyst accuracy statistics and posted them whenever an analyst says something.

Nanasaki said:

Does that mean older iPhone will get obsolete faster than ever before? Meaning people need buy iPhone more frequently? Good luck with that Apple fans...

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No, it means there will be a smaller C model (the budget version...iPhone mini if you will) and a full sized flagship phone, which will probably get bigger (and maybe pricier).

citi said:

to be fair, they're not forcing you to buy the low end model

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l0l, that is very fair. i've never once bought a "base" product from them - my iphones have always been 64gb, my macbook pro retina is maxed out, etc. hence the hole in my wallet and soul.

Lapidus said:

You mean.. fans actually have to choose a model?! And not just be able to buy the newest every year?

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You have a good point. I think it's better to spread it out like before. When the updates are kinda infrequent, it's easy for fans to buy one every year, but when updates are too frequent, people give up up them. If this is true, Tim Cook is learning bad lessons from the scum of HTC.

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Timmy2013 said:

I predict:

iPhone 6 Pro
iPhone 6
iPhone 6 Air

Analyst Timmy

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Ha, if this happens, goodbye 100% of my AAPL stock.

ahmet said:

don't think that its gonna happen. I am in for multiple screen sizes but not for multiple refreshes per year

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They would probably do refreshes by size. 5" in summer, 4" in fall or something similar.

No duh! Two iPhone models will be at least two of the refreshes. And she's not much of an analyst if she is seriously suggesting that Apple and it's suppliers can keep up with much more than that...

We are not rich compare to fAndroids who is buying phones every month.

I'm gonna say it's not gonna happen, get me her job when she gets proved wrong.

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Timmy2013 said:

I predict:

iPhone 6 Pro
iPhone 6
iPhone 6 Air

Analyst Timmy

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lmao worse analyst than the one in the OP then.