I don't understand how one would come to the conclusion that this is new behavior from Apple.

The first MacBook Airs were wildly impractical and expensive.

The first iPad suffered from the same issues.

Various iterations of the iPod nano were functionally kneecapped.

I see a lot of cherrypicking and not a lot of reasoning in this essay.

Still, there was value in having a laptop much thinner and lighter than what existed before.

But a phone even thinner that what we already have? It's completely pointless.

	▲	Shank 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> But a phone even thinner that what we already have? It's completely pointless. I'm sure people said this about the Macbook Air. I personally find value in having a less obtrusive object in my pockets and I look forward to the iPhone Air. I checked my own personal stats and I rarely use the other pro lenses on the camera system, and the battery life is the same as my existing pro. For me, there's nothing exciting to upgrade for except for having a better in-hand feel, which the Air offers.