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Apple's new iPhone 15 is an underwhelming 'slap in the face,' say disappointed fans
(www.businessinsider.com)
This is a most excellent place for technology news and articles.
Indeed. The issue for these companies. If phones aren't enticing enough and people start hanging onto devices for an extra year that effecticely cuts their revenue in 1/4.
That's why icloud got more expensive, it's why google is trying to monetise your web history for ads. They're looking for further revenue.
On the Google point, Google has always been an ad company first, and then started making hardware. Advertising is like 90% of their revenue