A man is his word? Get off your high horse, you have no idea who the poster is and what they are like and making assumptions based on a post in a forum?!?
Logic fail. How does "a man is is word" make an "assumption" about the poster? Where, in fact, was the poster referenced at all?
A belief that people should live up to the promises they make cannot be espoused because you believe that the assertion of such a philosophy is insulting to the person who violated the terms of a contract? Aren't you such a delicate little flower.
No, I guess they don't.
But the clock does and for that app it's vital that it run in the background. Otherwise you couldn't do anything else once you'd set an alarm.
You must be the first person I've ever encountered who cared for the Stocks app. 🙂 As others have said, if you care for stocks, there are better apps in the App Store.
I'm bummed about the weather app, as I do get a lot of use out of that one. The calculator, too. Still, I don't envisage ever being anywhere without my iPhone, so I can make do.