Or it's just gadget saturation in general. My MBP from a few years ago works great. Some of the older iPads I have at work are just fine. The iPhone 6/6+ also works just great. At some point, the marginal utility of a new device just isn't there. It is what happens as markets mature.

I think this is what it is.

Smartphones in general have reached a point where we are barely wowed anymore.

I got myself a cheap xiaomi phone as a stop gap after my high end phone died. A year later, I'm still using it and have no energy to even bother looking at what else is out there.

My iPad v1 still works. Not great, but it's still around.

Isn't that still on iOS 5? I'd be afraid to connect it to the internet now. (it's not supported/updated anymore)

But that screen... Blech.

It's sort of astonishing that they kept it up this long.

It really is. They were able to squeeze more out of China than any other foreign company has (or at least American company).

Apple used to offer through mobile companies a discount or monthly fee to make iPhones more affordable. I think that stopped.

My son got a iPhone 6 for $25 extra a month. Without that we could not afford it.

Specially outside US and other first level countries.

Very interested in this one as well.