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I think its time that the photos take a rest and they release the damn phone as its obvious that the screen is going taller, its going to have a smaller charging port hopefully magsafe, and an aluminium case.
 
Have you ever seen a BMW or Audi dressed in full camo. It's pretty hard to really discern the body from a Pontiac as the fine details, the ones that matter, are well, hidden. Even the head and taillights are faked. So I'm not really sure what your point is other than to be argumentative.

from my experience, while it does hide details, you get a very good idea of what the product will look like.

eg

pl_motor_prototypes_f.jpg


Concealing a phone in a case if child's play in comparison.
 
I hope you aren't really that naive.

No, not naive at all -- very experienced in business and marketing/PR practices. I think you might be the one who is naive if you think planned leaks don't happen in business or politics. A great deal of marketing and consumer testing is done by these type of leaks. It's just fact.
 
from my experience, while it does hide details, you get a very good idea of what the product will look like.

eg

Image

Concealing a phone in a case if child's play in comparison.

Well, you make my point. It's a years long strip tease. The cars become more recognizable as they get closer to intro. That is what keeps people interested, and why its such a great marketing gimmick. It's like we are seeing something we shouldn't -- even thought its all a planned game, just like at a strip bar. But even the picture you show the details of the finished model are missing. It's not about the overall shape of the car, it's about the artistic details. Please don't tell me you know what this BMW 4 series coupe front will look like because you can't yet.

http://s1.aecdn.com/images/news/gallery/spyshots-2013-bmw-3-series-4-series-f32-coupe_1.jpg

The iPhone parts we see are just that -- a bunch of parts. We've yet to see an actual or even prototype phone yet. Everything we've seen is either simulated or incomplete. It leaves the viewer still guessing... wanted more.
 
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