The entire world seemed to stop earlier this week when Tim Cook got up on that stage to make the most anticipated announcement (and worst kept secret) in the two years, the launch of the IPhone5. There were a bunch of new features including a new iOS, hardware improvements including a faster processor and a much anticipated larger screen plus some kind of panoramic camera which seems like something you will use once.
The one thing that struck me the most was not the software or hardware improvements on the phone but rather the new charging dock. Apple ditched their old 40 prong thing for the new lightning technology which is supposedly faster and better which is all great except for the fact we own 20 of the old cords, we have car chargers, a BOSE system and a closet full of portable chargers which will all become obsolete the second I get the new phone. I know that Apple will sell a $30 converter which is only going to add bulk to the old ones an irony since one of the features of the 5 was to become lighter and thinner
So I am looking at dropping $399 for the phone plus another $500 for accessories. No wonder analysts were predicting a 0.5% bump in GDP from this new release
China must be thrilled
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