Daring FireballMay 20, 2024
Perhaps the New Ultra-Thin iPhone Rumored for 2025 Is in Addition to, Not Replacing, the iPhones Pro
https://daringfireball.net/linked/2024/05/20/perhaps-iphone-17-ultra-in-addition-to-iphones-pro
Perhaps the New Ultra-Thin iPhone Rumored for 2025 Is in Addition to, Not Replacing, the iPhones Pro

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Daring Fireball
Show threadGreg KaplanMay 20, 2024
@daringfireball I won’t buy another iPhone until a new mini or equivalent sized phone is released. I’ll just keep buying used mini for years. Killing the mini is was a mistake. People who want big phones have plenty of options. But killing the one phone that even just barely held onto to the idea of a device built for human enamatimy was a poor decision. I’m sure it wasn’t profitable enough for them but it’s still a horrible thing there’s no option for it.
Show threadJohn Gruber
@kaplag You think they should engineer, market, and sell unpopular phones? I wish the Mini had been popular but it wasn’t.
May 22, 2024 at 6:06amIvory for iOS
Show threadGreg KaplanMay 22, 2024

@gruber Is popularity/quantity really the best way to decide to keep products around?

I'd wonder if Apple Vision Pro or Mac Pro are popular? The Mac mini is the worst selling iPad by a long shot and surely sold less than the iPhone mini in the same period.

The mini solves a need no other phone does. People who buy them adore them. I think maybe it wasn't profitable enough but I'd spend more to buy a new mini because I value it that much. They needed to find the right fit but gave up instead.