>It completely boggles my mind that anyone ever cared what the next iPhone will be like.

I mean, people had freaking launch parties for Windows 95.

Now I'm actively trying to work out ways not to install windows 11.

Turn off TPM in your BIOS

The cut-off is 8th gen intel or 2nd gen Ryzen. TPM or not.

It does sound like TPM is required to be enabled even for these processors: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-11-specifica...

even windows 7 also had "launch parties"...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cX4t5-YpHQ

Back in the old days, every non-S iPhone blew people's minds, because it made the old generation look like shit in comparison ;)

I think iPhone 4 had the greatest differential impact, on its release the IPS Retina was something unreal.

Ironically enough the iPhone 4 was also the first iPhone to leak prior to launch.

It’s a premium device that people like to show off. Hardly rare in that regard, there are leaks of new cars, watches, etc

Steve Jobs had star power to match anyone -- Barack Obama, Bob Dylan, whatever comparison you want to make.

It was a unique condition that one person was both the greatest tech marketer and greatest tech product manager of all time.

> It was a unique condition that one person was both the greatest tech marketer and greatest tech product manager of all time.

Also one of the greatest assholes of all time. You can't do him justice if you leave that achievement out.

I haven't seen any evidence that he was more of an asshole than the typical person of his power (i.e., garden-variety colossal).

there is easily a billion dollar plus market of accessories that resolves entirely on knowing what the next iPhone will be like.

Things like the location of the ports and the size of the camera

I don't think it takes too much imagination to understand why iPhone case manufactures would be interested in what the next iPhone will be like.

They usually do have the shape of the phone before the release. That's how you know that the next iPhone will have the shape of a smartphone.

yeah it's not going to be triangle shaped

The usual kinds of leaks do not help case manufacturers. You need very detailed schematics or the device itself to be able to make accessories for it. A blurry photo definitely won't do.