If that's the case, that's quite unfortunate. It's one thing to have the ad show up (which isn't great already) but another to have it appear again when it was already skipped or handled some way before.
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Apple Pushing iPhone Upgrades During Holiday Shopping Season
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Let's be honest.
Mobile phone makers are now looking at heatpipes (some already use them) to cool the CPUs
No matter what you do, it's a tiny chip, stuck in a phone case and it's going to get HOT.
In a perfect world your phone would be your only computer, but heat is a killer.
We are reaching the limits of how much heat a phone can deal with.
Shame..........
Mobile phone makers are now looking at heatpipes (some already use them) to cool the CPUs
No matter what you do, it's a tiny chip, stuck in a phone case and it's going to get HOT.
In a perfect world your phone would be your only computer, but heat is a killer.
We are reaching the limits of how much heat a phone can deal with.
Shame..........
This seems rather odd. They could've put the the ad on the Featured page. A pop-up ad dialog is unwelcome to me.
Yes but he is implying that apple is charging 600 for phones that advertise "no pop up ads". Apple has never ever said you will not see ads with our phones.
Also an equally equipped phone on another platform would be the Galaxy s6...about 500 bucks, so not really much cheaper considering the different storage sizes between the two. In that case there are plenty of flip phones that have no ads on them at all...go join a Star-tac forum.
I totally understand people's anger...it's a real hassle to reach up and press that "skip" button. #FirstWorldProblems
Not cool. I could understand it if it was in the Apple Store app, but opening the regular app store to this sort of advert is not what people pay the $100s for (both on hardware an in the app store!).
Maybe if it was something RELEVANT like an APP it would be harder to complain about, but this has nothing to do with the app store!
Maybe if it was something RELEVANT like an APP it would be harder to complain about, but this has nothing to do with the app store!
Yes, these are i'm sure the same people who get angry at iAds . Just accept it and press that button...
How dare Apple advertise on *their own phone*
I know right?! I sold my 64gb iPhone 6 in October for 600$ (Canadian). I would never trade in an iPhone. They don't offer near enough.
I went straight to http://www.apple.com/feedback/ and let 'em know that I thought the slide-up ad was pretty crummy. I asked them to not do this anymore. Y'all should send your feedback, too!
This is really bad form from Apple. It's something Microsoft does with their constant Windows 7 upgrade nag screens. Apple is better than this. Steve would have never have allowed this.
You must have toddler sized hands if you think 4.7 is a phablet. I guess you must feel like an iphone 6s plus is like a full sized tablet. Lol.
I guess you're never going to upgrade then if you're waiting on a 4" phone.
What's confusing to me - How can Apple promote buying somebody an iPhone as a gift when I can't easily buy it for those on my plan. I'd love to upgrade the iPhones in my family, but I cannot walk in and buy it because it has to be activated right then and there. Even if I buy it and have it shipped, Apple admittedly sends the recipient text messages congratulating them on the new phone.
Doesn't Apple know how to "gift" an iPhone? Am I missing some easy way?
George
Doesn't Apple know how to "gift" an iPhone? Am I missing some easy way?
George
I have good sized hands, but I want a 4", so I keep my 5S. I have had the 6 and the 6+ and they were too big. Esp. those of us who ride bikes and need a phone they can fully operate with one hand or you are a runner. The 4" is big enough for many of us. Anyway, we have iPad minis already.
And...my wife, like a lot of people, has tiny hands and is petite. The 5S is easily big enough for her.
Then emphasis on annual updates is targeted at bleeding edge adopters that actually do that, but also trailing edge adopters who are still on a 4 or 5 to get them the see even a recent user has a reason to upgrade. Apple is all about users being on the three most recent OS updates and 2 most recent hardware updates.
That's why they will never be a commodity supplier like HTC.
That's why they will never be a commodity supplier like HTC.