It's a shame, but totally true. I personally stopped repairing iPhone screens back in 2011 when the 4 began to take off. The 3G/3GS was incredibly easy to fix, but you can't deny that today's models look and feel incredibly better. Laminating the screen makes it harder to repair, but it makes the screen itself look much better. Tradeoffs.
Personally, at this point I'd rather have the technological advancements instead of a phone that is easy to repair. Now, the laptops on the other hand... that still upsets me.