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Re:Apple Set to Cut iPhone Production Goals Due to Chip Crunch by jmcgough on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @10:02AM (#28852177)
Americans buy a new phone every 24 weeks though, so an annual release schedule makes sense even if they don't buy every year.
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Re:Apple Set to Cut iPhone Production Goals Due to Chip Crunch by ghaff on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @10:41AM (#28852726)
24 months in the US was historically driven by cellular carrier subsidies. I suspect it's increased since that is no longer as big a factor.
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Re:Apple Set to Cut iPhone Production Goals Due to Chip Crunch by xnyan on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @10:10AM (#28852268)
I think you mean every 24 months.
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Re:Apple Set to Cut iPhone Production Goals Due to Chip Crunch by lotsofpulp on Wednesday October 13, 2021 @12:57PM (#28854591)
Source? I see lots of people using older iPhones, and even amongst the rich demographic I hang around, no one cares about new iPhones since at least a few years ago.

They simply do not change in a way that affects most people’s lives.

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