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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Janx" data-source="post: 6180542" data-attributes="member: 8835">Because we didn't think of that <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Well, the you and your wife scenario was contrived.  Though having "any" iPhone you swipe become "your" iPhone might be handy (though not in a promiscuous way, I'm thinking within your own household).The problem is more common with parent and kids and tablet devices.  Both of those scenarios involve more sharing of the device.While i wouldn't consider it, it seems quite a few parents are more than happy to hand over the device to the little rugrats to shut them up while waiting in line.So imagine it more as debuting on iPhone 5s, but its real value would be seen on iPad5.In any event, I don't choose to buy/not buy the next iPhone based on what new doohickey Apple puts in it.I've been in iOS since the iPod Touch 1, so like you, we're invested in the platform.  Since it doesn't particularly suck (aside from paying to rebuy stuff in Android, Android doesn't offer anything I care about), iOS is good enough.So, instead, our decision is to buy the "current" model when a phone's 2 year contract expires.  I started with the 3g, so I got the 4 and now the 5.  My wife is on the odd years, so she went from 3gs, 4s and will pick up the 5s.We do this because it load balances the expense, and we maximize trade-in value of the old model to defray the cost of the new model.  it also avoids battery issues as the batteries start to go soft after 18-24 months.Since Apple only supports a model for 3 years, we get rid of the old model before it truly hits end of life, thus protecting our resale value.  If you hold the phone too long, you're losing value.  Getting 50% of the price of the newest model is what helps keep the treadmill a viable proposition.Barring some horrible policy announcement by Apple, we're not likely to get off the iOS train.  We've got too many apps and music bought up and licensed to too many devices (2 ipads and 2 iPhones). And since we oscillate who upgrades when, there's never a time to make a clean break if I wanted to.</blockquote>

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