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Old 09-13-2012, 09:26 PM   #346
JSWolf
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Originally Posted by holymadness View Post
Do not understand this throw-it-away mentality. Do you replace your car every year? Your TV? Your computer? Your bicycle?

If not, then why do you need a revolutionary phone update every year? You're disappointed that you don't have to spend $600 on a new phone every 12 months? Incomprehensible.

That hype train just keeps on chugging.
The main issue is that the updates are just incremental updates. There's nothing earth shattering from one model to the next (in most cases). I'm only upgrading because my iPhone is almost worthless. Any iPhone before the iPhone 4 should be upgraded.
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