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Have you gotten sick of essentially the same phone for 4 years now?
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What constricting carrier doesnt give you upgrades for four years?? That's not acceptable. When your time is up, go get a different phone. There's nothing tying you to apple. You just think there is.
Yeah stock ios can get stale.
I have no problem with the hardware and form factor as I have always loved it.
I have gotten tired of ios though but then I always jailbreak when possible to fix my ios grievances. I run jailbroken ios 7 on my iphone 5 and life is good. If it were not for jail breaking I probably would have ditched ios for android years ago. A jailbroken iphone offers the best of both worlds and to this date I have not come across the right combination of Android hardware and software that would make me want to leave iphone yet. Jailbreaking give me customization options yet still provides the stability and ease and integration that are the strong points of ios.
I have no problem with the hardware and form factor as I have always loved it.
I have gotten tired of ios though but then I always jailbreak when possible to fix my ios grievances. I run jailbroken ios 7 on my iphone 5 and life is good. If it were not for jail breaking I probably would have ditched ios for android years ago. A jailbroken iphone offers the best of both worlds and to this date I have not come across the right combination of Android hardware and software that would make me want to leave iphone yet. Jailbreaking give me customization options yet still provides the stability and ease and integration that are the strong points of ios.
I thought I had, but I switched to Android to the Moto X and while I love the Moto X and I think it's a great phone, I miss the iPhone now more than ever.
It's taking extreme effort to not jump the gun and get a 5S...I want to wait and see if the 6 is bigger first.
It's taking extreme effort to not jump the gun and get a 5S...I want to wait and see if the 6 is bigger first.
Are you feeling as though Apple hasn't added enough features, or do you just want something to 'change' in the way the OS is presented? Because I'll be honest, change just for the sake of change or to give a new 'feel' isn't necessarily a good thing. I'd rather have new features than have Apple change things around just to change things around. Arguably the last 'change for the sake of change' with iOS 7 didn't go over that well with some.
I do jailbreak when I get a bit twitchy, but tbh there's no other phone out there that really appeals to me. Windows doesn't cut it, I don't really like Android all that much (I have friends who have Android phones and I have a Galaxy Tablet). I like my iPhone because it's sleek, sexy, easy to use and can do everything that I ask it to do. I'm looking forward to the new size and the new changes coming to iOS 8 in the fall.
As for the 'just works' mentality - for the average consumer, they want to pull out their phone and have it 'just work'. It's more important than you might think to satisfaction with a phone. You sound like you're more the type to want to jailbreak or root a phone and tinker around with new things.
I'm pretty bored with iPhones, but I also love them.
Before Android and iOS we just used to buy the mobile phone we best liked the look and spec of, changing brands and o/s every twelve months. Now with 'ecosystems' and money invested in apps etc, we feel inclined to stick with a manufacturer until they REALLY make a mess of things.
I have just bought an Android tablet and I'm enjoying it for the most part...but it is also reaffirming to me what I love about iOS. I'm happy to have the best of both worlds.
Before Android and iOS we just used to buy the mobile phone we best liked the look and spec of, changing brands and o/s every twelve months. Now with 'ecosystems' and money invested in apps etc, we feel inclined to stick with a manufacturer until they REALLY make a mess of things.
I have just bought an Android tablet and I'm enjoying it for the most part...but it is also reaffirming to me what I love about iOS. I'm happy to have the best of both worlds.
I'm pretty bored with iPhones, but I also love them.
Before Android and iOS we just used to buy the mobile phone we best liked the look and spec of, changing brands and o/s every twelve months. Now with 'ecosystems' and money invested in apps etc, we feel inclined to stick with a manufacturer until they REALLY make a mess of things.
I have just bought an Android tablet and I'm enjoying it for the most part...but it is also reaffirming to me what I love about iOS. I'm happy to have the best of both worlds.
I like my iphone, but I think that after this one, I'm going to switch to something else.
People need to understand how luxury manufacturers work. Traditionally luxury manufacturers know their clients very well.
Clients don't like drastic changes year after year. If you follow BMW, look at how they redesign their modesl (whether the 3,5, or 7 series). Each new model that comes out every 6-7 years still resembles the previous generation.
Apple is building a brand. The iPhone brand. When people see the shadow of the iPhone, they know it is the iPhone. They may not know it's an iPhone 3/3gs/4/4gs/5//5s. But they know it's an iPhone.
Clients don't like drastic changes year after year. If you follow BMW, look at how they redesign their modesl (whether the 3,5, or 7 series). Each new model that comes out every 6-7 years still resembles the previous generation.
Apple is building a brand. The iPhone brand. When people see the shadow of the iPhone, they know it is the iPhone. They may not know it's an iPhone 3/3gs/4/4gs/5//5s. But they know it's an iPhone.
I wouldn't say that apple is a luxury...I know what you are saying, but I think that apple keeps their external design similar, but they have a history of changing the apps dramatically, causing most users grief.
I'm not sick of it at all.
Just like I'm not sick of great coffee and wine. (How dare they let it taste the same year after year).
Just like I'm not sick of great coffee and wine. (How dare they let it taste the same year after year).
I got somewhat bored with iOS (but still admiring the pre-7 UI) within 12 months, but I'm still not bored after 3 years of Android. It's just more exciting and flexible and it fits my workflow much better.
I'm also not bored after 2 years of OS X and I don't see any good competition.
I'm also not bored after 2 years of OS X and I don't see any good competition.
Getting a little bored, and after that Fire Phone conference yesterday, I don't believe I'll be bored for that much longer.
Not sick of it at all. Well maybe sick of people complaining about the iPhone.
So many choices, I pick the iPhone!
So many choices, I pick the iPhone!
i know right, ZOMG so boringgzzz..
Most people? Using that rationale, most Porsche 911 owners must be sick of having the same car for 50+ years.
A phone is supposed to be boring. It's supposed to just work. The iPhone is just that. It works. Yes, it does extra things through apps and I do get frustrated with not knowing which icons or folders have what in them but there is spotlight for that. Granted, it could do more things right like order my Starbucks drink before I get there, automatically download the music, movies, and tv shows I like, and find me coupons or discounts when I purchase goods/services. As a phone, it works. If I want something different, then there's always other choices out there but really, I want the same boring phone because without something that works as it should, I might as well go back to using a rotary phone.
Not sure why people keep expecting Apple to make drastic hardware changes with each iPhone model.
It's obvious that they feel that the 4/4S is the ideal base design for a smartphone and for the foreseeable future their phones will be evolutions of that design. Even the Android manufacturers are beginning to keep their designs similar from year to year. It was just that it took them longer to find their ideal design that Apple did. Look at the S5 compared with the S4 and S3. Look almost the same. Or the HTC One from this year compared to the one from last year.
It's a good thing that carriers allow upgrades every two years and iPhones have high resale value. So if you want change you're more than free to use your upgrade on something else or sell your iPhone and easily afford a phone from a different company. I've tried to competition and they always lacked the quality of Apple so I always went back to the iPhone and won't be wasting my time trying out the competition again.
It's obvious that they feel that the 4/4S is the ideal base design for a smartphone and for the foreseeable future their phones will be evolutions of that design. Even the Android manufacturers are beginning to keep their designs similar from year to year. It was just that it took them longer to find their ideal design that Apple did. Look at the S5 compared with the S4 and S3. Look almost the same. Or the HTC One from this year compared to the one from last year.
It's a good thing that carriers allow upgrades every two years and iPhones have high resale value. So if you want change you're more than free to use your upgrade on something else or sell your iPhone and easily afford a phone from a different company. I've tried to competition and they always lacked the quality of Apple so I always went back to the iPhone and won't be wasting my time trying out the competition again.
You know what I'm getting sick of? Essentially the same thread for 4 years now:
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1538904/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1529758/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1438883/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1388384/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1279559/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1350501/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1292874/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1239117/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1225258/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1192710/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1167225/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1106510/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1101737/
I can keep going. In 4+ years of these threads, I've learned one thing: there are people who actually use their smartphones for things of actual substance, and then there are people who just play with their phones for the sake of playing with their phones. It's that latter group who keeps getting "bored" and swaps one device for another every week or so.
Apple is not going after this "easily bored" group, and rightly so. Because they don't stick around, and nothing you ever do can please this group.
And in 4+ years of these threads, the solution is the same: If you feel Apple is boring and not innovative, then don't reward what you think is bad behavior. Buy something else; vote with your wallet. You can bellyache all you want, but if you keep buying iPhones, each "record breaking" quarter after another of iPhone sales only convinces the folks at Apple that they need to keep doing what they're doing.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1538904/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1529758/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1438883/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1388384/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1279559/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1350501/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1292874/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1239117/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1225258/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1192710/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1167225/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1106510/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1101737/
I can keep going. In 4+ years of these threads, I've learned one thing: there are people who actually use their smartphones for things of actual substance, and then there are people who just play with their phones for the sake of playing with their phones. It's that latter group who keeps getting "bored" and swaps one device for another every week or so.
Apple is not going after this "easily bored" group, and rightly so. Because they don't stick around, and nothing you ever do can please this group.
And in 4+ years of these threads, the solution is the same: If you feel Apple is boring and not innovative, then don't reward what you think is bad behavior. Buy something else; vote with your wallet. You can bellyache all you want, but if you keep buying iPhones, each "record breaking" quarter after another of iPhone sales only convinces the folks at Apple that they need to keep doing what they're doing.
You're starting the same kinds of threads here now?
You folks are in for a treat. Carry on.
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He posted this crap on another forum until he wore out his welcome. He started one thread after another bitching about stuff on his iPhone. I honestly don't know why he owns one. I think he just likes seeing his own posts.
I went Android for a few months. Sure I was able to customize my home screen how I wanted it. Woopty-frappin' doo. In the end, on my device I spend the most time in about 4 different apps, not the home screen. One of those apps is a PDF reader the likes of which I couldn't find on Android (and I tried about every PDF app out there for it). Apple's OS is boring, but the Apps are what keep me coming back.
