And I know what caused it: Apple's assumption that all apps would be very tiny. Turns out that multi-gigabyte apps are a problem.
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Apple's App Stores, Some iCloud Services Experiencing Temporary Outage
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Just as often, if not more than Apple services going down, but then I don't just frequent Apple only tech news sites....
Beta, enough said.
"Update 3:40: The App Stores and some Apple services are back online, but iCloud Backup, iCloud Drive, Mail Drop, Photos, and a few other service remain offline."
No... no they aren't. I just tried to download an app a few minutes ago and it still says App Store Unavailable. And yes, I did try rebooting my phone. Can't update apps either, so for some folks it's still very much offline.
No... no they aren't. I just tried to download an app a few minutes ago and it still says App Store Unavailable. And yes, I did try rebooting my phone. Can't update apps either, so for some folks it's still very much offline.
Perhaps getting and sticking to the context of such phrases might be a good idea as well, rather than just throwing them out anywhere and everywhere, just because.
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You might be having some sort of an individual type of issue, as things like that aren't usual with pretty much any service/product at any time essentially, but as far as the service outage itself, seems like that issue has been dealt with.
Do you say the same about when it happens with Google, Microsoft, Sony, dropbox or others? Or just Apple?
Nice spin, but it was a marketing campaign that reeks of arrogance. When you make arrogant claims, you better be able to back them up. Something Apple hasn't been able to do in about five years.
The difference is that Google doesn't report when they are having an outage. It's out ALL the time. And you wouldn't typically care to know if it's down or not because the services are hit or miss from the start.
Exactly. Between that and people solely getting tech news from Apple biased sites, of course their going to be clueless.
I speak as I find. I am critical of those who need criticism. I am an Apple user so I've no hidden agenda.
I have never had a single problem with Dropbox over the 4 years I've been using it.
Microsoft services used to be terrible but over the past few years they've been excellent. I use Hotmail and Office 365 every day and I honestly can't remember the last time I had an outage.
I don't use any Google or Sony services on a daily basis.
Apple has an arrogant complacency that needs to be challenged. They don't seem to care how often their services go down and how much disruption it causes. It's one thing for the iTunes Store to go down and everyone has to wait to buy a film, but it is a very different matter if you are relying on these services to run your business. It's simply not good enough and they need to solve the problems now.
Google has had a few outages already thus year, in January, match and April, mostly affecting Google Drive, Google Docs and Gmail. Microsoft had a 7 day outage in January, for its Office 365, again in February and 2 other incidents in December. Bearing in mind that businesses use Office 365, that's much worse than Apple in the last 6 months. When did Apple have a 7 day outage in the past 6 months?
Based on these facts, it does seem your opinion is skewed against Apple. Or are Google and Microsoft just as arrogant and complacent now then?
No one else has a slogan " it just works" , no other tech firm has a rabid fanbase that praises Apple so highly that they hold them in God like status plus at the same time pulling down all other tech firms to be incompetent or just copying the mighty Apple. Have I missed anything out ?
So, you take a marketing slogan out of context and you ignore that Google and Microsoft have fan bases of equal dedication, just to try and make a point? Got it.
Why do we need an explanation? I don't remember reading anywhere in any license agreement that Apple promised to explain things. This entitlement attitude really isn't helping. Have you never had a bad day?
I'm sorry for being so blunt, but some of us are actually tickled pink just to have Apple products, we understand that there is no such thing as perfection and are able to give Apple the benefit of the doubt.
Calm down.. it's not fatal.
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Yeah, not many have a rabid hateful following for no real reason aside form perhaps some sort of misplaced jealousy.
Out of Context? How can it just works be taken out of context. It either does.. or.. it doesn't. And right now, 2016, boy does it not. Apple is a disgrace in the tech world. All that money, the legion of ifans who would kill their own mothers on request and they consistently serve up lame offering after lame offering.
And point B, Google and Microsoft have equally dedicated fans. Really, I read time after time about folks bragging about launch day purchases as if it a badge of honour. More like shame but hey ho, feel to show me any evidence of folk camping on a pavement for 2 weeks for the latest chromecast. It just doesn't happen, no one else is that bothered. I for one feel sorry for the legion of ifans, they worship the ground Steve used to walk on, and what are they left with, ??? Keynote speechs about overpriced rubber watch bands. I'm glad Steve can't see this...
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Nicely deflected? Not sure your point though, jealousy? From getting updates that brick my iPad Pro, or el capitan having all sorts of issues. Yep, really missing those highlights. My work imac thankfully is still on mavericks.. we will let the faithful do the beta testing. Cos Apple surely didn't do any..
Don't feel sorry for this ifan, I'm just grateful to have technology that wasn't available when I was growing up. Otherwise I would focus my resources on going elsewhere instead of complaining on a web forum.
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Apple, if you still want my money make sure that updating my new CC information would NOT give an error!
Cheers
Hey just wanted to let you know that I have been getting the run around for 2 months since I started dealing with this sr. executive guy. I finally had enough and sent him another email to explain how BS all this has been and they've given me no idea of what is really going on etc etc etc... and also CC'd Tim Cook. That was on this past Tuesday evening. Yesterday at 3:30PM my phone asked me to verify my iCloud password and then everything started working. I went home and now my mac logs into my account just fine. All my pictures are there and safe. Was wondering if yours is fixed as well. Took 4 months of crap then I emailed him again and 2 days later its fixed.