Easy geeze.
Only on a very little way.

Most of my 'wow' technology is through Apple, and they're quite clever in the respect that they update previous models. Every single thing they produce has a one-year life cycle, more or less. They're clever that their updates are just low enough, combined with massive software improvements, that last year's top model will hold it's value the following year, and will have something 'new'.

It's every two-three years that they go to "if you like it, buy the latest, you'll love it", for example, it's been some time since the Nano had a real refresh, this year's Nano is a real increase in features, but for the last two years, it was only made slightly smaller. With the shuffle, they've gone backwards in design, last year's buttonless model was a mistake.

Apple TV is an entirely new take on things, so next year it'll come out with some new features, and in two-three years, it'll come out with something with a more 'wow' factor (apps? 3D? Games?.... nobody knows).

They also hold their value very well, I sold my 3GS for the price it cost to upgrade to a iPhone 4.

Thinking about technology. Think about it, the industries that are known to be 'open' (anyone can manufature) , such as 'PC's and 'Android Phones', are the ones where it seems that there is huge increases every 3 months, devalueing the previous top model. It'll happen with android-based tablets too, they won't hold their value.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 20:56, 2 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

As a rule
I try not buy a first generation model of any Apple product, I've found that they often have some significant fault somewhere and, as you've said, you know that in a few months they'll fix the fuck-up and upgrade it generally.
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 21:05, Reply)

I don't think it's been like that in the last 3-4 years really.
And even then, it's a minor amount of consumers who have these problems.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 21:53, Reply)

Perhaps I've been unlucky
but it has also happened to enough people I know that I'll still choose not to pounce on Apple releases as soon as they appear.
(Zoz prayed for twink on, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 22:03, Reply)

Er the iphone4?

( whenanimalsattackhumans clad in global hypercolour, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 22:30, Reply)

What about it?
If you're talking about the call dropping, every phone I've tried, I've managed to recreate the issue.

And as a user, that issue hasn't effected me once.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 23:00, Reply)

What about it?
If you're talking about the call dropping, every phone I've tried, I've managed to recreate the issue.

And as a user, that issue hasn't effected me once.
( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 23:00, Reply)

What about 'double posting'?
I've heard that can be an issue.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 23:33, Reply)

Haven't you got school tomorrow young man?
Get to bed. I'll be up to tuck you in shortly.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Wed 1 Sep 2010, 23:36, Reply)

I'd get Jacques fucking shit for my TV now.
At the time I thought I'd saved £150 and got a great price, which at the time I had.

An ex of mine's father worked for IBM and bought himself a £5k PC, at the time it was the Don. Nowadays you probably get more from the average telephone.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 21:18, Reply)

My current phone
with a 1Ghz processor, and 576Mb RAM, is the same spec as a laptop not even 6 years ago!
(Ethelred is watching cheese grow, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 21:25, Reply)

Yup, that's another 'open' market though.

( G/PP 💩💩💩💩💩&#128, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 21:44, Reply)