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That's funny, a lot of rumors are pointing to a foldable iPhone AND a touchscreen Mac https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/09/latest-round-of-cred...

What a weird argument, Apple ships tons of AirPods and MacBooks with hinges, not counting accessories like the iPad keyboard (introduced after AirPods) or display stands.

A hinged iPhone seems totally in the cards.

>> introduced

> MacBooks

Laptops have been a thing since the 80s.

I don’t own any AirPods, so this may be incredibly obvious to anyone who does, but what’s the moving part in them?

The hinge of the case (not the buds themselves).

A touchscreen Mac would compete with iPads so that's a no no.

For the foldable phone, it may just have to do with aesthetics.

All the products compete. A foldable phone already competes with iPads. iPad competes with Mac. iPad Mini competes with iPads.

Apple Vision Pro and Apple Watch both have moving parts.

They have straps, not hinges.

I’m referring to the rotating dial.

I'd argue the crown was already well-established from day 0 of Apple Watch, but you're right.