baconstang

Maybe NOW they will think about releasing a new mini?

nubus said:

• Uninhabited islands hit by 29%. Those penguins and seals are so mean and unfair to U.S. workers.
• Taiwan - not recognized by U.S. as a nation - got a tariff on their own. China is furious and U.S. products could become socially unacceptable. Hard to beat China on nationalism.
• Israel got hit by 17%. Probably a bit unexpected to see Israel as an enemy to the U.S.

We will have to see where this takes us.

Maybe Israel will start adding a tariff on those 2000# bombs we've been providing?

I had just been through the toll plaza pictured about a week before I got a scam message.  It made me think if I'd not had my FasTrak transponder where it might pick up?  They usually get you with a photo of your plates as you drive through.   Then i remembered reading about this new-ish scam.  Logged into my FasTrak account and I'd been charged correctly.
If you think you got one, go directly to the agency that deals with tolls.

eriamjh said:

baconstang said:

Well then, if they ONLY sell as well as most other companies offerings, it sounds like it's time to refresh the Mini in the near future.
It won't put Apple out of business, and my 12 mini is getting a little long in the tooth (what ever that means).

yyzguy said:

baconstang said:

Well then, if they ONLY sell as well as most other companies offerings, it sounds like it's time to refresh the Mini in the near future.
It won't put Apple out of business, and my 12 mini is getting a little long in the tooth (what ever that means).

I bought a refurbished 13 mini the day after the 16 E-waste was announced.  I wanted to replace my 2nd gen SE, and thought they would have a 4th generation SE.  

 The phrase “long in the tooth” is believed to originate from horses, or more specifically, a horse’s teeth. How so? Because the older a horse gets, the longer their teeth become. So it is possible to give an approximation for how old a horse is simply by looking at their teeth.

Funny how we use phrases properly but don’t know where they came from.   At least you used it properly.   And thanks for the historical reference.   I did not know of its derivation.     

Apple doesn’t think the mini has legs/sale potential worthwhile to justify existing.   It probably costs as much to produce as the new 16E based on component use, tooling, vendor prices, and volume.   

I see a lot of people talk about wanting a mini, but the vocal were not indicative of the sales.  It’s unfortunate for them.   

Well the main difference between a 16E and new mini release is that I'll never buy a 16E, a phone THAT DOESN'T FIT IN MY POCKET! 
The 12mini replaced my original SE after about 5 years.  It was a good phone.

Well then, if they ONLY sell as well as most other companies offerings, it sounds like it's time to refresh the Mini in the near future.
It won't put Apple out of business, and my 12 mini is getting a little long in the tooth (what ever that means).