Ok this thread officially marks the beginning of the second phase of new iPhone year.
See the iPhone year is broken down into four phases.
1st phase - begins with release of new iPhone with millions of questions, disappointments, accolades, and of course the numerous "gates" we all love so much. This phase lasts from late September to New Years. With each new issue or non issue being blown up, exaggerated, mole hills becoming the Rocky Mountains. Typical questions are repeated from previous years, does glass scratch, which color is best, what size is best. Does the camera take better pictures, is the bezel to big, is the ID too fast, to slow?
2nd phase - consists of a sort of doldrums months. This is time for stupid questions, multi year old threads being resurrected. Android fans taking potshots at Apple fans. And a few legitimate questions by people that got iPhones for Christmas, that don't know how to look up same questions asked in 1st phase. Also include inevitable post holiday sales slump, which has Apple lowering original manufacturing orders more in line with reality. Thereby causing the inevitable, Apple is doomed comments. This runs from January through March.
3rd phase - begins April fools day with dozens of leaks for upcoming new iPhone. People have paid off the holiday bills and the money building up in their pockets makes them want to give it to Apple. This is time where phones get dropped, damaged, scratches become increasingly evident. The fever begins, slowly and with each speculation, supposed leak, the thought of a new phone becomes stronger. This runs to end of June.
4th phase - July through 3rd week in September the insanity becomes wide spread. All those that swore they would keep the last phone for two years, are asking how to upgrade in September. Frantic preparations to sell older phones begins in earnest. Best prices and how to end contracts early questions come from everywhere. This phase culminates in plans for how to be first online, "best way to buy" questions, stories from last year, and the threads for each carrier and Apple opening, titled "ordering from so and so status".
So, there you have it, change the iPhone model, change the year, but the cycle of questions comes right around the barn to start all over again. welcome to phase 2 everyone.
Seems like a silly thing to remove. Are jailbroken devices capable of using this feature? I can understand the hardware side of planned obsolescence but this is just unnecessary. Wonder if it'll be there for the 6c..
