most frustratingly this is another datapoint that won't matter much in the current slew of punditry aimed at talking Apple down.

just go back to the HN post of the 5s launch event and it's full of doomsayers.

seems like apple is going against the very fabric that unites neckbeards around the world - and is crazy successful. just like carmakers that stopped catering to the tinkerers. here's to the crazy ones.

next week? we'll return to the usual apple is doomed because innovation and open blabla.