Ah! The Macalope is glad you linked to that piece of yours from a few weeks ago, Christina, because he made note of it at the time, but didn't have a chance to point out how its logic is about as sound as the physics in a Road Runner cartoon.

Forbes recently reported that two million Galaxy Notes have been sold since the device went on sale in Europe some three months ago, and Samsung is on pace to sell 10 million more before the year's end. That's a fairly remarkable degree of success considering the Note's niche positioning.

Actually, no, it's not. While 10 million a year sounds like a lot in absolute numbers, in the smartphone business that is exactly what a niche is. Does Bonnington now know that Apple sold 37 million iPhones last ? Somehow she thinks it makes sense to make the iPhone more like a phone that sells a fraction as well. The Macalope's just trying to come up with helpful ways to explain this, and ignorance seems more charitable than some of the other options.

While a 4-inch or larger iPhone would certainly benefit users...

Objection. Assumes facts not in evidence. Certainly some users want larger screens, but it's apparently fewer than want 3.5-inch iPhones. The Macalope, for one, decidedly does want a larger iPhone.