Tim Cook, maybe Apple should be paying *me* to use the iPhone X

Would you be more interested if Apple paid *you* $1000?

Why would you not want an iPhone Xs?

I found myself asking that question a few weeks ago after my venerable iPhone 6 started to act up. I bought it not long after it was released (late 2014, if memory serves) and it finally began to give out — software freezes, battery issues, malfunctioning audio jack — likely the result of one too many drops.