I smile reading last few pages. Good stuff. Lol.
Just wanted to quickly interject that I went and bought an S4 today, off contract.
Quick history: Long time apple lover and still am, always had an iPhone since the 3GS. Dumped the iPhone after the 4s and got the S3, wasn't really feeling it after about 6ish mos, went back to iPhone 5, dumped iPhone 5 today and went to the S4 as I stated. My wife is also dumping the iPhone 5 to get the note 3. She's so excited.
I still love apple and in fact I'm typing this on my iPad. But even I was severely disappointed in the announcement. I just wanted a bigger screen. & maybe one day I'll go back if they come out with bigger screens. I still think the iPhone is a fantastic device. I just wanted a little change. And I think I'll be sticking around loner this time.
Apple is going to do just fine, they aren't going anywhere.