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<blockquote data-quote="chas_m" data-source="post: 1307427"><p>Well, first of all, I don't know how often you guys get outside the bubble of hard-core nerd-dom, but the "disappointment" is pretty non-existant in the "real world" that don't read rumour sites nine times a day.</p><p></p><p>The carrier are STRUGGLING to handle pre-orders, and Apple is STRUGGLING to cope with demand. The pre-order sales are FAR higher than they were for the iPhone 4. Seems like the non-nerds are WAY ahead of the nerds on this one, and understand that this new model may LOOK the same but is a BIG improvement.</p><p></p><p>As for the marketing name, the answer to your question is that if they'd called it the iPhone 5 and left it looking the same, the pundits and naysayers and other worthless scum would be HOWLING and SCREAMING their disgust ten times louder than they are now, that's why. Apple tends to up the number on their iPhone when they really have a serious new design or feature set to add. As impressive as the iPhone 4S is, it's not a new generation phone. That will happen when real 4G actually gets rolled out in force. Almost all of what's around right now is "fake" or "marketing" 4G, not real 4G.</p><p></p><p>Again -- it's not like this hasn't been done before, very successfully I might add. The 3GS was a HUGE hit -- so much so that it's still available over two years later -- very rare in the cell phone business.</p><p></p><p>I can't see any reason why Apple should have named the 4S the 5 when it is much more accurately named "4S" -- as in, the iPhone 4 plus new Stuff. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chas_m, post: 1307427"] Well, first of all, I don't know how often you guys get outside the bubble of hard-core nerd-dom, but the "disappointment" is pretty non-existant in the "real world" that don't read rumour sites nine times a day. The carrier are STRUGGLING to handle pre-orders, and Apple is STRUGGLING to cope with demand. The pre-order sales are FAR higher than they were for the iPhone 4. Seems like the non-nerds are WAY ahead of the nerds on this one, and understand that this new model may LOOK the same but is a BIG improvement. As for the marketing name, the answer to your question is that if they'd called it the iPhone 5 and left it looking the same, the pundits and naysayers and other worthless scum would be HOWLING and SCREAMING their disgust ten times louder than they are now, that's why. Apple tends to up the number on their iPhone when they really have a serious new design or feature set to add. As impressive as the iPhone 4S is, it's not a new generation phone. That will happen when real 4G actually gets rolled out in force. Almost all of what's around right now is "fake" or "marketing" 4G, not real 4G. Again -- it's not like this hasn't been done before, very successfully I might add. The 3GS was a HUGE hit -- so much so that it's still available over two years later -- very rare in the cell phone business. I can't see any reason why Apple should have named the 4S the 5 when it is much more accurately named "4S" -- as in, the iPhone 4 plus new Stuff. :) [/QUOTE]
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