burkphoto wrote:
Whenever a company like Apple has such incredible loyalty, there's usually a bunch of good reasons besides marketing gibberish and pretty designs.
Some of us simply don't care about the price. We can afford it. We like it. We buy it because it works for us. We're happily ensconced in the ecosystem with our Macs, iPhones, iPads, and Watches. Apple has had the same pricing for quite a while. I don't think many folks will drop their plans or quit buying iPhones. The Apple haters will just get more smug.
I keep the same phone for 5 years or more. My current iPhone 7 Plus is from early Winter, 2017. The battery is ailing, and it no longer gets OS upgrades, so it's time to get a 13 Pro. Otherwise, it is still a decent phone.
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Why don't you get upgrades? I have a 7Plus that's in the process of downloading/installing iOS15.7 as we speak.