Apple's next iPhone probably won't have a home button

The iPhone 7 isn't even out, and we're already getting details on the iPhone 8, or whatever it is that comes next. In its review of the iPhone 7 this morning, The New York Times mentions hearing that next year's iPhone model will ditch the physical home button for a "virtual button" built directly into the screen. The screen is believed to take up the entire front of the next iPhone, leaving no room for a physical button.
This rumor has popped up a few times now, so it seems likely tha