[schnarfnark]

  I'm curious what they change but web searches just return the same three sound bites.

Agreed. The article didn't exactly go into how they go about this.

On a different note, would this cause buyers to be less happy, knowing that there will be a better product in a week? Along the same lines as The Paradox of Choice[1]

[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Paradox_of_Choice:_Why_More...

[zwieback]

I think so, Apple has been successful with slow release cylces and making their stuff desirable. For lower cost consumer stuff it probably doesn't matter but these Chinese phones supposedly cost $300+ so I could see holding off a purchase to wait for improvements. Then again, I've had a Tracfone with a buggy LCD for years so I'm always waiting anyway.