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Re:Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales by jarcoal on Friday December 30, 2016 @01:53PM (#13286293)
Mobile is maturing and consumer upgrade cycles are starting to slow down because of it.

So yes, I would say we are at the end of an era.

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Re:Apple to slice iPhone production 10% due to sluggish sales by rhino369 on Friday December 30, 2016 @02:03PM (#13286399)
I'd also add that the move away from carrier subsidies may be slowing the upgrade cycle. We had an artificial 2 year upgrade cycle just because that was when your carrier would give you a subsidy.

But now I'm sitting here with a 2.5 year phone that I don't feel like replacing for 700 bucks out of pocket.

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