Improvements in models and products coming out of SpaceXAI since the acquisition would seem to disagree with you.

LOL, obviously Space-cursor-xAI-musk-imperial-holdings-inc is providing them compute. They either _can't_ cut them off, or they know not to bite the hand that feeds them.

lol, exactly.

Your location/income bias is showing. Most people do not buy new phones every year.

I live in the bay area and buy a phone maybe every 3 years? Why do people waste so much money :D

I never said most people. But it's not uncommon. I personally find it ridiculous, and hold onto my phone until it's unusable, but plenty of people in middle class Australia seem convinced that they need the new one whenever it comes out.