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Re:Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially ob... by piokoch on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @07:41AM (#37763743)
Yes, next to pushing people to buy new iPhone every two years.
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Re:Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially ob... by theshrike79 on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @07:43AM (#37763758)
Why two years? My phone is almost two years old, when will I be receiving this push? =)
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Re:Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially ob... by g232089 on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @07:52AM (#37763836)
How do they do that?
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Re:Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially ob... by O_nlogn on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @07:56AM (#37763870)
In the UK at least Apple has a subscription-based iPhone upgrade program [1] to get a new iPhone every year. Makes sense as they want recurring revenue, but it does seem wasteful to promote that type of consumer behavior.

[1] https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/iphone/iphone-upgrade-program

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Re:Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially ob... by g232089 on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @08:19AM (#37764063)
You must return the old iphone when you upgrade, and I am sure it does not end in the dustbin :)
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Re:Apple declares its $17,000 solid-gold watch officially ob... by ghaff on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @08:26AM (#37764119)
Yes, and in fact getting a trade-in price is dependent on having a relatively current working phone. They don't give you a trade-in for any random piece of broken metal, silicon, and glass.
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