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Images  An Apple Store customer looks at the new Apple iPhone
4S. It will be old news by tomorrow, replaced by the iPhone 5.
Okay, I'm obviously taking a highly contrarian position here.
But in the context of iPhone 5 mania, it's a worthwhile
undertaking — especially given that an analyst at JPMorgan
thinks that iPhone 5 sales could add a half a point — Half a
point! — to U.S. GDP growth this year. The iPhone 5, which Apple
is debuting tomorrow, could literally save the economy, which
actually isn't all that surprising an outcome if you believe, as
I sometimes do, that the U.S. economy these days consists of
Apple, the auto industry, and little else.  The iPhone 5 isn't
that different from the iPhone 4S. True, it's expected to
incorporate features that newer Android phones already have.
With 4G LTE service and a larger screen, the iPhone 5 should be
faster than its predecessor and provide lu