You're probably right, but I distinctly remember buying my first Apple product, which was a 3G. I just returned from Afghanistan and was stoked to have an iPhone. 31 days later (1 day post-return option), the 3GS came out and I watched with horror as all of my friends had a much better phone than I bought just weeks prior.

I got over it, but I learned that I had to keep an eye on release cycles to avoid having that happen again. I believe many Verizon iPhone users will learn the same thing.