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I’m happy to pay more for services if it means longer device lifetimes


Why would paying more for services imply longer device lifetimes? These seem uncorrelated at first blush.


My only guess is that, if they are making more money from services, they need to sell less phones. Therefore hardware obsolescence becomes less important as a means of getting revenue.


I don't see why they would put effort into making the phones last longer, though, if this didn't matter to them before.

Anyway you can't exactly pull a longer lasting battery out of thin air


> Anyway you can't exactly pull a longer lasting battery out of thin air

I don’t know if intentional but I enjoyed the pun about the iPhone Air, here.


Your premise is based on a trillion dollar company saying "I need less money"

They'll (try to) charge the most they can to maximise the profit


Hey! Apple needs to make money, too! /s




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