[danielf]

Originally Posted by techguyone

Looks like its not just me who thought that apple lost its sparkle

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-15175034

They *may* have fared better if they had designed a new case around the shiny new insides, and critically increased the screen size a little, at 3.5 inches its most definitely at the lower end of the market, retina display or no.

I haven't had the chance to look around the World in depth yet, but from the sites I have seen, the general feeling is of a letdown and disappointment, which is unusual post keynote, where normally Apples marketing has a lasting feelgood factor.

Originally Posted by bbc

Why rush out and buy the new, new thing if it looks just like that old phone that's been around for more than a year?

What is he afraid of? That people will think you have last year's gadget when you've just replaced it with this year's gadget?