I don't think I disagree with you on any particular point. Even figuring out which Android phone is the latest and greatest is a multi-hour exercise in Google usage.
But I think your salient point is this "Peace of mind that they've got the latest, greatest device"
There is a risk, I can't say how strong, that the iPhone 5 might actually not be sufficient to provide that peace of mind. It might feel like a 3 or 4 year old phone model when the competition is constantly frothing up with newer and even more latest and greatest models.
We'll see over the coming year how this will play out. My prediction (and I'll be glad to be wrong) is that it won't play out well for Apple.
But I think your salient point is this "Peace of mind that they've got the latest, greatest device"
There is a risk, I can't say how strong, that the iPhone 5 might actually not be sufficient to provide that peace of mind. It might feel like a 3 or 4 year old phone model when the competition is constantly frothing up with newer and even more latest and greatest models.
We'll see over the coming year how this will play out. My prediction (and I'll be glad to be wrong) is that it won't play out well for Apple.