[utybo]

> Although Sales and Marketing would have us believe that we should upgrade our devices on a regular basis

Who would actually even believe that in the first place? Maybe it's an American thing, but with our French spending power, I know of absolutely no one in my family or friend group who has a set schedule for upgrading their devices. It's either "use until it breaks, then replace" or "use until I absolutely need a replacement because it's too slow", the latter of which usually being after 3 years or so.

As for downsizing, once again everyone I know isn't really "downsizing", but buying refurbished devices a few generations old, as the price for brand new devices, even refurbished ones, has gotten pretty crazy.

[Quiark]

In Hong Kong I'm sure there is a (not small) section of the population that buys the new flagship every year.