Prime example right here of
I would prefer apple to release a phone every 6 months, or any carrier with there flagship device.
So your comments state that "imagine" if apple release a new phone every 12 months, well guess what..they do. WTF have you been the last 5yrs
And yes i do get the iphone year since release, and i have had 3 Galaxy S3's also along with 2 Galaxy Note II's and a Droid Razr Maxx HD...all in 2012. You know how much money i spent on all those phones? My original full $850 i spent on the 64gb iphone 5. Which actually only cost me $300 since i sold my 4s for $550.
I don't understand peoples thought patterns here but if apple releases a new phone with "mind blowing features" then why not get it? You sell your current iphone for a minimum of $400-$500 which could be sold within minutes on Craigslist or ebay even after the launch of whatever iphone just came out. You take that money and pay for the full retail price new iphone.. So you end up paying your subsidized price again roughly..
Then when your due for your upgrade the following year you sell your phone for yet again $400-$500 and pay the $200 for the new 2yr contract price making $200-$300 to put in your pocket.
Its not rocket science here..You can afford it every year, just use that brain in your skull once in awhile