Is the iPhone finished?

[formant]

As long as the response to "I've got the X" is "which one is that? the really giant one or the really thin one?" iPhone retains its brand strength.

True, but not surprising when a company really only has one phone model out at any one time.

[d000hg]

True, but not surprising when a company really only has one phone model out at any one time.

They are still selling the 4, 4S as mainstream phones... possibly that's why the 5 isn't doing well because people are getting 4S contracts.

[formant]

They are still selling the 4, 4S as mainstream phones... possibly that's why the 5 isn't doing well because people are getting 4S contracts.

Yeah, but what's known in brand awareness terms is the iPhone, rather than anything resembling a selection (like what Samsung or HTC are offering). This brand awareness isn't specific to the iPhone 4(S) or 5 (probably cause there is little difference).

I'm also not surprised that people still get 4S contracts - it's more affordable without losing out on the 'cool' and any worthwhile features.

[pmeswani]

I am just waiting to see what Samsung is going to do with their new Flexible Screen display. If it makes it to the S4, I'll jump onto that right away.

[MyUserName]

I could not see any reason to upgrade to a 5 from a 4S. It did not seem to do anything more and the performance from my 4S is fine.

[BoredBloke]

I'm the only one in our house who does not have an iphone. I hate them. I hate that everything has to be done through iTunes. I hate that they are so overly expensive - the Iphone 4 was released in Mid 2010 yet apple still want £319 for it. How much are the other phones that are 2.5 years old? I hate how you can't stick your own memory cards into them to expand their storage.

[The Spartan]

I'm the only one in our house who does not have an iphone. I hate them. I hate that everything has to be done through iTunes. I hate that they are so overly expensive - the Iphone 4 was released in Mid 2010 yet apple still want £319 for it. How much are the other phones that are 2.5 years old? I hate how you can't stick your own memory cards into them to expand their storage.

Boy you'd hate Switzerland then they're everywhere here it has the most iPhone's per capita 80% of the population use iPhones

[ZARDOZ]

iphones are abit like the BMW 3 series;

They are everywhere
People who have them think they are special
There are other more individualistic choices
Even though they are well made deep down you know it marks you out as a bit of a twat


For those reasons I'm out

[NickFitz]

iphones are abit like the BMW 3 series;

They are everywhere
People who have them think they are special
There are other more individualistic choices
Even though they are well made deep down you know it marks you out as a bit of a twat


For those reasons I'm out

The problem is that the only alternative that won't be belly-up within a year is Android: Windows Phone and BlackBerry are both dead, it's just that their limbs are still twitching.

And the problem with Android is that it's tulip.

[d000hg]

The problem is that the only alternative that won't be belly-up within a year is Android: Windows Phone and BlackBerry are both dead, it's just that their limbs are still twitching.

People were saying Apple was dead before it released iPod.