Built-in sales delay?

Surely take-up of new phone and phone platforms has a built-in delay, namely of users who are currently in the grips of their current contract?

Unless these users have the facility to drop out of their contracts, would it not be fair to assume that any mass adoption of a platform is not measurable until a fair number of months after release?

people in the street

"...does anyone other than Wacky Jacqui want ID cards?"

Haven't you heard? Apparently she is constantly accosted by people in the street demanding she speed up the introduction of ID cards.

ICO

Does the Information Commissioner ever do anything, about anything?