williamh

Rumor: iPhone 18 coming in 2026 at the earliest!!

Seriously though, iPhone 20 in 2027.  I predict they skip to 20 or XX for the 20th anniversary. 

mikethemartian said:

For most people in the US, $10,000 is a trivial amount of money to base any lifelong decision on even one as unimportant as what phone you use.

I disagree.  For many people in the US, $10,000 is more money than they ever had at one time.  There are also many Americans for whom $10,000 is no life changer but still a considerable amount of money.  Then are the people who will always take free money and would have no intention of following through on their commitment. 

$10,000 would not change my life but I'd still have to consider the offer, if there were one.  I've been enjoying the iPhone since the first model but $10k to switch to other phones that are also highly regarded?  Maybe.   

I'm not young but I still expect the iPhone (and similar devices) to become quaint vintage electronics within my lifetime, replaced by something cooler - maybe from Apple and maybe not - so I don't consider such a decision would have a "lifetime" impact.

Another potential in-my-lifetime scenario is the pessimistic one in which everything goes to crap and which phone we use becomes a non-issue.

All this time I've been tracking my Rock Paper Scissors manually like a caveman.

Some of the rumors cited patents for vision correction as a capability.  I expect that isn't part of the 1st gen device, but when it arrives and I get vision correction along with AR, that will be killer. A good pair of glasses with all the features I need costs over $300 with insurance.  I would take the cost of my existing glasses into account when considering the AR glasses.

You may be wondering:  I'm not a great candidate for laser correction.  If I got laser correction, I would still need glasses.

Thankfully, potential thieves can't get their hands on a hex wrench, as we've got common-sense hex wrench laws.  Nor would they break off a "lock socket" as that would damage the outlet, which they wouldn't want to do.

For a successor product, the company could introduce the "cable lock socket" which would secure the cable to the lock socket and prevent cable loss.  In my view, people need to "borrow" cables at least as often as chargers.  You're welcome lock socket company.  I am offering that free of charge.