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Apple to Preview iPhone OS 3.0 on March 17th
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Gotta start somewhere!!!
Hey, considering the time apple has been in the cell game, that is absolutely mind boggling.
Probably those who wanted that rumored Pro Apps event on the 24th (no I didn't vote negative). I guess that event either won't happen or was planned but delayed due to bugs in FCS 3 which the rumor mentions.Can these 25 people that voted negative please come out of the woods....
At a larger screen size it becomes more practical…if the iPhone OS is to scale to mini-tablet size I would expect the version of iPhone OS on the mini-tablet to have some sort of multi-window/multi-tasking capability.
Let's put it this way 
if you charge me for 3.0 I won't be buying a new mac for the desktop I am soo in need of replacement. I will switch over too OpenSolaris and go with that from now on. If it's a free upgrade for 2.X users I will be buying a new mini in the coming weeks. It's all in your business apple, your call.
if you charge me for 3.0 I won't be buying a new mac for the desktop I am soo in need of replacement. I will switch over too OpenSolaris and go with that from now on. If it's a free upgrade for 2.X users I will be buying a new mini in the coming weeks. It's all in your business apple, your call.
Let's put it this way
You'll be fine either way, then. They're just showing a preview on the 17th. The software won't follow for three or four months. You'll have had your Mini for a long time when they charge you to upgrade your iPod Touch.
How's that any different from having a dated computer and unable to meet the minimum requirements to run the OS or App properly?
I agree people will be pissed, but what are you gonna do about it?
That 245.7% growth within one year... Apple's practically going backwards!
i dont really care about most of what people are asking for.. I find MMS to be overrated, copy/paste would be useful but I doubt we'll get it, video recorder is cool and all but i wouldnt use it.. the only real qualm I have with the iphone is the speed issue.. I hope they upgrade the hardware and maybe support background apps.. ahh how awesome.. oh and a real keyboard
Multi-tasking yes, multi-window... maybe, maybe not.
Something like Spaces would be a good way to address the same needs, though — and is probably better-suited to screens the size of the iPhone, iPhoto or the 10" iMystery.
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ahhhh totally forgot about!!! those bastards!
Top o the morning to ya, b'gorra I'm sure a March 17th announcement means all the bugs will be driven from the iPhone like the snakes driven out of Ireland before St Patrick. (I'm Irish, real Irish, born and living in Ireland, so I'm allowed to take the piss out of myself
Copy-Paste, and push notifications would be my top bets, then Flash and background apps and finally MMS and maybe turn by turn GPS.
Don't you want anything else?
Well, better be good because I'm going to literally stop working that day just to watch the announcements...
Since when has Apple made OS X incompatible with computers 2 years old? Leopard still runs on a PowerMac G4 from over 5 years ago. So why would they abandon their new staple product and tick everyone off?
The truth is that iPhone os is structually a better os. The part that has everybody talking about WEB os is the design of it. It is the best looking os I've seen so far for a mobile phone. There are some nice intergration features, but with the pre it is all about design. I'm hoping that apple manages some way to 1up palm in this department. Nobody should ever beat apple in design.
No. Keep multitasking off my iPhone. Until they have the processor power to handle it, that is. Just use a Windows Mobile device and you'll know what I mean...
but then you will find out that 3.0 requires a new phone,
and that 2.3 for old phones is released at the same time that
still has no Cut & Paste.
Why am I the only one who thinks that Apple should add voice dialing to the iPhone?
I mean... I can't be the only one. Every other phone has this. The phone that I use that actually has phone service has a monochrome screen... and voice dialing.
I mean... I can't be the only one. Every other phone has this. The phone that I use that actually has phone service has a monochrome screen... and voice dialing.
You're knowledgeable, but you're thinking "inside the box."
You're assuming that MMS -- forever and ever -- must be limited to what previous phones "in general" have supported. But why? Is the iPhone a phone "in general"? Um, no. How many things does the iPhone already do differently and/or better than previous phones?
So, who's to say Apple and AT&T can't increase the MMS spec to accommodate larger photos?
I'm not saying they will; I'm simply saying they could.
Umm, yeah. Hyperbole is often used to make a point--just like you did in in your response to countdrachma:
"Oh, do shut up. How crappy every single product would be if all consumers were like you, mindlessly spitting on anyone who dares express constructive criticism about product, in the hopes of having said product improved and enhanced.
Your mentality almost makes me embarrassed to call myself an apple fan (which I am). What do you want everyone to say in these forums, only thank and grovel to Apple, praising their divinity? It certainly sounds like it."
Apparently OK for you and not for me. Don't care. P.S.: I did not twist any facts into hyperbolic statements. They were just hyperbolic statements.
- Longer-lasting battery
- Faster processors
- Increased memory
- A dedicated chip for flash support in Safari
- Adding a flash for the camera
- Adding a camera to the front of the device for video-chat
- Improved form-factor (thinner?)
- Better-sounding speaker(s)
Good thing you're not Apple's CEO or Head of Product Development.
It's not that no one wants that feature, it's just that we know with Apple we won't get everything we want so we're all begging for features that are more important, like MMS and video recording (I personally could care less about those), and push, multitasking, and copy/paste (gimme those).
