Comments on: Did iPhone 5 Kill Steve Jobs?

By: iPhoney

iPhoney — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 17:39:01 +0000

What happened to the iPhone 1s then?

By: Liam1694u

Liam1694u — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 06:24:15 +0000

The 4s doesn't diverge from the standard upgrade cycle. The only thing different was a delay of a few months. If the 4s was released in July nobody would be complaining that it's not the 5.

iPhone 3G – iPhone 3GS – iPhone 4 – iPhone ….4S

I don't see the break from tradition.

The 4S wasn't made for us here in the US. It was made for the global market. I suspect the 5 will be released mid next year, just in time for the 20-24 month required waiting period most carriers have before upgrading. Most iPhone 4 owners aren't eligible for an upgrade yet, so why release the 5.

By: Ali

Ali — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:38:55 +0000

Best to my knowledge, Apple never used the term iPhone 5, that was something from the rumor-mill. It was Chinese part manufacturers that first alerted us that Apple was ordering parts (such as a higher quality camera lens) that were not for their currently released items. We, assumed the new device was going to be named iPhone 5. They haven't scrapped anything, we just assumed wrong on the name. It is after all, a new device being released with a twice as powerful processor.

The iPhone 4S announcement reminds me of the iPhone 3GS release. There's nothing unprecedented about it at all. Not sure if any company has a "standard upgrade cycle." You just release what you want when you want and hopefully people will buy it. The environment is better off the longer Apple waits between big releases, if you ask me.

That said, I'm sure his role at Apple was stressful, and wasn't helping his health condition.