The really sad thing about the Apple lovers of the world is that they don't realize (or care) that they are being taken advantage of. By design, Apple builds very expensive products that will operate for 2-5 years then stop working. They could build phones that last 10 years or longer, but they would lose billions in the process. Re-releasing products every couple years with new features that were designed a decade ago is the perfect scam. Try getting parts for any Apple product older than 5 years, you can't from Apple. Of course Apple isn't the only one doing it, they all do it. Six months ago I upgraded my family of 5 to HTC Inspire cell phones through AT&T. The phones were free, I had to pay sales tax only. Three of the five phones have had major problems, and one is completely useless. I can pay $5 per month for insurance, but I still lose all of the data on the phone and they replace it with a factory rebuild that (if I'm lucky) will last another year. So I get to pay $500 for a replacement phone.
Before all cell phones went digital, I had an analog Motorola flip phone that worked great for 8 years, rarely had dropped calls and had much better call quality. I only stopped using it when they shut down all of the analog cell networks. No bells and whistles, just a phone which is really all I ever wanted.
We all see or know somebody that has a Ford Model A or T that still runs with the original engine that probably has never been rebuilt. Old Henry made those damn things so they would run forever. I wish modern manufactures would do the same. I don't need new shit every couple years.