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Pwahahaha, you go ahead and short that stock. You'll lose your ass!
I disagree (but hope Im wrong). What with all these rumors of teardrop iPhones coming out, as well as new Androids being released seemingly daily, the public is most certainly expecting a new iPhone design and their disappointment will be reflected by a drop in stock price. Of course, this would be temporary, but registered nonetheless.
Everything you said above is crap, has been said before, and never happens. If the next iPhone is only a spec bumped 4S, the public will still eat it up and there will be lines outside Apple stores as usual. Now if they did it a 3rd year in a row, I'd begin to worry.
You seem to be confusing me with an Apple-hater. Again, I disagree. It will sell I have no doubt about that but momentum cannot be sustained for another full year while Apple decides to get its ****** together and release an upgraded iPhone design. The current iPhone has been out for a long time now (by industry standards); there is absolutely no excuse for them not to put out something new and maintain their reputation as industry leaders.
Oh, and learn to count, it hasn't been 18 months.
Fair enough, my bad, 15-odd months.
I don't know about you, but I've had iPhone 4 since day one, and I think I speak for most of us here when we say we're ready for something different after 15-16 months.
I feel the same way, and based upon other replies to this board, others do as well.
The fans on this board are the hardcore. There is a bigger population of people than post here. Take a look out the window.
Precisely my point. The fans on this board are more likely to buy Apple products than anybody (myself included), and yet the disappointment on this very board is loud and clear. Imagine how those who do not love Apple as we do will feel? Likely they will go meh and Apple marketshare will slowly dwindle as people perceive their design as being stale and lose interest, whilst newer Android eye candy (icandy?) designs flood the market.
Abusive to customers? How badly did Apple batter you. Are you bleeding?
Irrelevant response. Stale product design in lightning-fast industry likely = loss of interest.
You are emblematic of what is wrong with America.
Im genuinely interested to know why you would say that? Do you think people should hold a stock out of loyalty to the company, profits be damned? Do you own Apple stock? Again, Im curious to know from whence this interpretation comes. I don't see why we can't have a rational discussion about things without devolving into a flame war.
All of the above said, however, you would have to pry my iPhone 4 out of my cold, dead hands. I love Apple products and sincerely hope this rumor is incorrect, that they stay on top and continue to wow everybody with amazing new products and designs.
