iOS 7 on the iPhone 4 is NOTHING like iOS 4 on the iPhone 3G. My iPhone 4 is on iOS7, and still runs fine. Sure it is a slower than when it had iOS 4, but no change in speed from iOS 6.
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Apple Sued Over Automatic iOS 7 Downloads to iOS 6-Powered Devices
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iOS 7 on the iPhone 4 is NOTHING like iOS 4 on the iPhone 3G. My iPhone 4 is on iOS7, and still runs fine. Sure it is a slower than when it had iOS 4, but no change in speed from iOS 6.
In a very objective way, it was a fair comment on the outrageously litigious nature of CA. There's a reason contracts often cite adherence to the laws of New York or elsewhere.
However, it was misplaced with respect to this article. Apple needs to be responsive to customer issues and too often, the customer is met with a resounding silence.
Both my iPhone 5 and iPad mini are stuffed full, easily less than 3GB of space. So no auto-downloads for me thankfully.
Surprised people are giving the claimant a hard time. He has a very legitimate point.
Surprised people are giving the claimant a hard time. He has a very legitimate point.
Sometimes it's the ONLY way to make corporations listen/change. They don't understand anything else. They are a robotic, unfeeling greed machine that will always put money ahead of people. You can't expect to reason with them. That goes even more for Apple, who is notorious for IGNORING customer complaints and desires. And no, I don't buy the comments on here that it was different with Steve Jobs. It most certainly was NOT. Steve prided himself on IGNORING customer feedback. He felt he knew better than everyone 100% of the time. It's why Apple got rid of him the first time around. Yeah, he was a visionary. But he had his share of flops too and how much better would OSX and some of the hardware be right now if Apple would actually LISTEN to the feedback from its users? Maybe we'd actually have a gaming market instead of just laughs when the word "gaming" is spoken with the word "Mac" in the same breath. The gaming industry BEGGED Apple to make certain changes to OSX. Apple blew them off. Apple only responds when the media makes a huge stink or a huge chunk of users complain or when they get, yes, SUED.
It's a little more than just aesthetics, some functions did get harder to use, a few functions went missing altogether, some people are reporting feeling queasy from the animations, etc.
But even if it was just aesthetics, why shouldn't that be a valid reason not to upgrade? I doubt you'd be happy if someone walked into your bedroom and painted it some garish color you just hated, but hey, it's just aesthetics, right? You can still sleep as well in your bedroom as before it got painted.
But iPad is not that useful without wifi! So in order to prevent firmware from redownloading, you have to not use your iPad? How is that a good solution?
This is one of those rare lawsuits where the guy isn't trying to get rich off of something trivial, but actually get a company to make a change. I bet he's not the only one out there who would benefit from this. As others have stated, this could significantly impact your experience.
At least when Windows 8 tablets come with 32 gb of memory but only have 200 mb usable space when you buy it, it's in the fine print
I'd forgot about the 8GB iPhone 4, that's even worse.
The 8GB 4S will have shipped with iOS 7 installed so it's not an issue for owners of that model.
What an ignorant comment and horrible analogy...if there's an app that wastes room on your Mac, iPad, or iPhone, then you CAN remove it and its accompanying files. The person suing Apple in this case has no way of removing the unwanted data. It's a legitimate complaint and request.
A lawsuit seems over the top, but Apple should provide a way to delete the download. There are many reasons why people might stay with iOS 6. For starters, some people might be waiting for approval from their employers if they access corporate e-mail through their phones or iPads.
I have an iPhone 5, an iPod touch and an iPad 2 running iOS 7. I also have an iPad 3 that I want to keep on iOS 6.
Why? Because I like the iOS 6 Music app a lot more. Because iOS 6 runs better on the iPad 3. Because the iPad 3 doesn't support iOS 7's transparency so everything looks bland.
I bought this device with my money. It's mine. Shouldn't I be able to keep running it in a way that suits me? Shouldn't I be able to keep it looking like it does, working like it does and running with a certain level of performance?
I used to really like my iPad. Now I can't trust it to connect to wifi without eating up 3GB of my space. I wiped it earlier today, and it immediately started downloading iOS 7 again.
Steve Jobs cared about customer experience. This is poor customer experience.
I can't believe people are whining about others not wanting iOS7. If you dont have a 5 or above then it's a valid reason not to. Even if you have a 5 maybe you just don't want to. It should be an option (as it has always been before) .
The ranting is tantamount to saying you must start using a new lower grade fuel in your car (say 81 Octane) (which will of course make it run crappy) whether you like it or not. The auto downloading is like carrying an extra 600 lbs in your trunk every day and you cant remove it because it's been permanently installed. The reason they're suing is because sometimes that's the only way to get their attention. Take a chill pill people.
The ranting is tantamount to saying you must start using a new lower grade fuel in your car (say 81 Octane) (which will of course make it run crappy) whether you like it or not. The auto downloading is like carrying an extra 600 lbs in your trunk every day and you cant remove it because it's been permanently installed. The reason they're suing is because sometimes that's the only way to get their attention. Take a chill pill people.
How hard would it be to add a simple option to delete/disable the automatic download? Not hard at all. What harm would it do? None.
I don't know how anyone can defend Apple on this.
Handicapping old iOS users as a way of forcing them to accept an update they don't want, is a disgraceful tactic. Shame on Apple.
I don't know how anyone can defend Apple on this.
Handicapping old iOS users as a way of forcing them to accept an update they don't want, is a disgraceful tactic. Shame on Apple.
You can sue over anything. It doesn't mean it has merit or that you'll be successful.
You guys are forgetting not everyone is on 32GB and 64GB models. If those are almost full, it's definitely an inconvenience (it is to me; I have a 64GB iPod Touch 5, it's almost full, and that update sitting there isn't helping), but if you're on a 16GB or 8GB device it's downright obnoxious.
People are lawsuit-happy, it's true, but I don't think this one deserves criticism.
People are lawsuit-happy, it's true, but I don't think this one deserves criticism.
What a car crash of a thread. The first page is full of idiots shooting from the hip without bothering to read the article and not having a clue what the real issue is. Same old Macrumors. The only thing that matters is blind loyalty to The Cause.
Fantastic. Now you cannot use your WiFi iPad at home for anything requiring the internet. Great solution. I wonder why nobody else thought of it first.
Fantastic. Now you cannot use your WiFi iPad at home for anything requiring the internet. Great solution. I wonder why nobody else thought of it first.