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I had one but it got stolen a couple of years back and boy did I like it.
So the main 2 reasons I wanna get it again are
1 I don't have a phone at the moment
And the second reason is I would of gotten iPhone 4s-5s by saving some moneys but to be honest the iPhone (1st gen) and iPhone 4 are the only iPhones that really wow'd me and still do, and also because it's the last iPhone Steve Jobs introduced and I don't think everything would be the same as it is now (iOS 7 graphic GUI overhaul as my best example) if he could work on them and introduce them
This is probably where people start using the word "fanboy" but I don't think I fit the label just for adoring an ambitious innovative human being, company and their product.
In fact I still get goosebumps if I re watch the introduction of the first and fourth iPhones. In a perfect world where I can also afford it I would collect/own iPhone 1st,3G,3GS and 4.
From a perspective of a guy who used iPhone 4 for a while and knows a bit about hardware and software I'd say for a tiny device, a handheld, that is packing 1Ghz processor and half a gig of RAM along with SSD, runs apps that weigh kilobytes to less then a gig, I think this phone even in 10 years would still be that phone that you just don't really need a better newer version of. It's just... what's the world, unnecessary? Assuming all apps that are currently supported, stay supported, there's too much content with or without jailbreaking that you can explore and have fun with. Ofcours if you want to play the most cutting edge PS3-like graphics games then you gotta do what you gotta do. But my point is it's powerful and futuristic enough that it's usually unnecessary to have a better one.

So my main concern is old iPhones are losing basic App Compatibility.
Not only does the original iPhone not support Multitasking (completely understandable) but it can't support Skype, Facebook, etc. (Not understandable)
What's the chance that in 10 years you won't be able to play Angry birds, use skype or facebook and all the other bazillion apps that iPhone 4 can use now?