Apple Can (Should) Surprise With iPhone Release Without iOS 8
The market, by that I mean the financial as well as mobile, is used to Cupertino release new iPhones along with a new version of iOS to go along with it. However, I think for the sake of market disruption, I would love to see Apple release a new iPhone even without a new iOS in the fall, say, this summer. That would really kick things up for its fans and really screw things up for its competitors. Has this happened before? Sure, the iPad. What if there are new features that are specific to the new iPhone hardware? Well, then Apple simply (okay, I know it's not simply but the talented hard working Apple employees sure make it appear that way) update apps and release codes for this new iPhone. As it is now, it's the hardware that catches up to the software. Beta versions of iOS are released in the June to coincide with Apple's World Wide Developer Conference. Then new iPhones are released later in the fall that support new features. Ta...