Kevin, my point is actually the one you’re making, but in reverse. Android is the one that responded to consumer demand for bigger screens and a more immersive experience. Apple instead took their typical “we know better” stance and said “no, you don’t want that. Our customers don’t want that.” Apple is the antithesis of responding to cosuemer demand. Therefore, you cannot defend against the copy claim by stating they are responding to consumers.

You could argue Apple is responding to consumer demand only in the vacuum that does not include their No. 1 competitor already offering said option.

The joy I take in kicking at Apple on this item is the same we should all take when any person or company sets itself higher than thou, dictates what’s best for us, and then turns out to be wrong. The downfall of the nobility is always enjoyable. This is where I feel that roles reversed, the story would be completely different.

Having said that: I think you (and several others) have misunderstood my hint in the title. As I noted a year ago (quoted in the post) this likely has little to do with what Android phones are doing. Why would it when iPhone sales are still setting record after record? Instead, the primary reason (IMO, that is) Apple may go with a larger screen is for the same reason that Android handset makers have: a more immersive, yet still pocketable experience. Not to copy what Android is doing.