Game Center Drops Support for iPhone 3G and 2nd Gen iPod Touch in iOS 4.1 Beta 3

[tigress666]

I think you have spoken the point very well. Too add to it, I would point to Apple's refusal to allow users to legitimately re-install iOS 3.

Speculation on my part, but in pondering the reason for this on theory is that they promised iAd investors a presence on an amount of devices that requires an install base that cannot be achieved by the most recent hardware alone.

Pushing users to install a new iOS that is claimed to improve the device, only to have it significantly reduce its functionality, then simultaneously denying users the right to re-install the previous iOS, is hard for me not to see as intentional and purposeful.

My 2nd Gen iPod Touch at $399.99 was the best iPod Touch money could buy less than a year ago. Now there's a forum full of billionaires saying "boohoo buy a new one, whiner!"

Honestly, while I do think Apple should allow for people to downgrade I think your theory is a little far fetched. Or rather I adhere to the simplest theory is the best theory.

And that theory is that Apple has never allowed people to downgrade (at least they don't make it easy to figure out how, you have to be able to find hte downgrade or have it saved from before and know how to trick it to install another OS without itunes doing it automatically). *AND* that this time it was an oversight and the new OS proved to be sucky on the old iphone and therefore there are people who want to go back. Either Apple does not care (likely as I bet this isn't the first time they've had people who want to go back to the old OS) or they didn't realize how bad it was going to be on the 3G this time (I mean there are reports of it running well as well as the reports of it running crappily).

 

[Amdahl]

And why can't you just keep iOS3 on the phone and use it that way? No one said you had to have the most up to date OS. My iphone 3G is just as useful as it was 6 months ago with iOS3 . And it was pretty useful 6 months ago.

How about because there are a dozen security holes in 3.1.3 that Apple isn't going to fix(they say you must go to 4.0)?

Whatever the case, a lot of folks are figuring out that Apple isn't selling a lasting value. They are actively conspiring to undermine their previous products.

 

[karlth]

Speaking as a developer it just means that I'll continue using OpenFeint in my games instead of switching to GameCenter.

 

[tigress666]

How about because there are a dozen security holes in 3.1.3 that Apple isn't going to fix(they say you must go to 4.0)?

Whatever the case, a lot of folks are figuring out that Apple isn't selling a lasting value. They are actively conspiring to undermine their previous products.

And those security holes were there 6 months ago and you still used your phone ...

Plenty of people use old tech and survive.

And as I said in other posts, the phone is a 2 year old design which in cellphone terms is pretty ancient. Sure, some people bought it recently, but that does not make it a new design. It's like buying the cheapest computer right about before they stop selling it, it's not going to do the newest, snazziest things. But it will probably do what you need.

 

[alent1234]

So people that bought a 3G 6 months ago have no right to complain about the *reduction* in speed (not lack of), that renders their new phone unusable ? Apple has not stated they no longer support the 3G.

Apple actively encourage all users to upgrade via iTunes. There was no warning that it would be slow, there is no list of minimum system requirements. It has been oversold and a load of customers have traded a usable phone for "folders".

restore as new, problem solved

 

[xIGmanIx]

this is one way to ensure no fragmentation is to exclude features from only a two year old phone and only support them in you newer hardware. Some folks don't want to have to upgrade every two years.