Sam R. Hall

Each year, with each new iPhone upgrade, I’m in pretty much the same boat: given how much I use my iPhone — it’s my most-used device for eight years running — I never hesitate to upgrade. The time-used-to-money-spent ratio makes it an automatic decision in my brain. These new iPhones, like the “s” models before them, are much faster than last year’s siblings. The …

…s a choice — one choice — made for everyone. This sounds draconian until you look at the flip side: everyone on the planet currently listening to Beats 1 is listening to the exact same thing. How cool is that? Actually, very cool.