Not sure why you quoted my post, you didn't address anything I said.
The link you provided is amusing, thanks!
Where did I say I expect a "warmed over iPhone 4" in that post? After a longer-than-usual amount of time between new hardware, I'd hope it's more than just a refreshed iP4. Which is another reason why I don't buy these cases...they look Just. Like. The. iPod. Touch. Except a littler larger, and may or may not have some sort of 'taper' from top to bottom on the back side depending on which case you look at.
You seem to expect a fresh design for the next iPhone, why would you believe Apple would go backwards and use the iPod touch design (or something so dang close to it)?
So the theory about these knock off companies risking losing all this money is bogus. They aren't producing anything until someone orders and pays.
So I guess the next step would be to show me some confirmation that retailers are out there buying bulk quantities of these items and I'll be closer to believing this is what the phone will look like.
Which is why i posted that link.
If someone can go up to a 3rd party kiosk at a local mall, and pick up an iPhone 5 case, then clearly the case manufacturers are making a lot of them. There is a degree of confidence they have in the design, and it's prevalent due to the number cases which are being released.
Mind you, you won't find as many iPhone 5 cases as iPhone 4s on websites like alibaba.com at this moment, but surely that all the iPhone 5 cases look identical means something. It's also difficult because they named it differently, like "iPhone 5G" or "iPhone new 5" or "iPhone 4GS".
I never said that you expected a "warmed over iPhone 4". What i got from your post, was that you were speculating whether this was enough proof, and if the "bigger iPhone" rumor would hold true.
I was merely pointing out that a warmed over iPhone 4 wouldn't make sense right now, that's why we expect a big upgrade.
Regardless if they go to an iPod Touch-like design, it will still be a redesigned iPhone. I also believe that it depends how the product is made, as if the edged are a bit more rounder then it wouldn't have the iPod Touch feel, and would have a thinner 3G-like feel to it.
