I don&#x27;t know. My iPhone 5s recently died. I went to the Apple store. I looked at the new models. I looked at the version they have that looks like the 5s with better mechanics. I paid $269US for a replacement iPhone 5s. I just couldn&#x27;t figure out a reason to upgrade. I have the same problem with the iPad. I&#x27;ll probably upgrade at some point, but the battery life isn&#x27;t better (and in fact I&#x27;d have to repurchase all of the extra phone-sleeve type batteries I have to buy due to Apple&#x27;s inability to comprehend there are customers that care more about convenience than slimness and weight), and of course storage capacity (which hasn&#x27;t really changed).<p>I can&#x27;t be that unusual a customer. I think a lot of people are just done upgrading. For a while there in 2009&#x2F;11&#x2F;13 (or was it 10&#x2F;12&#x2F;14?) every time you upgraded it really did make a difference... a &quot;quantum leap&quot; in technology. Now, I feel like upgrading just changed the style (and unfortunately accessories) of my phone. Rumor is the 7 is going to do away with standard headsets. That would be a deal breaker for me. I am fatigued of not only replacing the phone, but the $300 in accessories it takes to power&#x2F;add accessories&#x2F;run the phone every 2 years.<p>This whole subject around quarterly earnings at Apple always makes me think about this larger trend here called peak stuff. Material consumption is falling in Western countries. Steve Howard did that great interview on the subject on NPR: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;22&#x2F;464013718&#x2F;ikea-executive-on-why-the-west-has-hit-peak-stuff" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.npr.org&#x2F;2016&#x2F;01&#x2F;22&#x2F;464013718&#x2F;ikea-executive-on-wh...</a><p>Apple&#x27;s products were the pinnacle of aspirations besides a car or home in much of the world, and now... well... they&#x27;re less so. Still popular, still great products, but maybe there is starting to be some fatigue. It&#x27;s probably good. Anyone who things unlimited growth as a model on a planet with finite resources is still living in the 20th century anyways.<p>Maybe that&#x27;s contributing.