Actually, it was a comment on the iPad.
You, sir or ma'am, are the fail.
So...the iPad is 2 years old? I know math isn't everyone's strong suit, but we do all know the difference between months and years, yes?
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So...the iPad is 2 years old? I know math isn't everyone's strong suit, but we do all know the difference between months and years, yes?
Nothing more than anyone else. But it does shed some light (and adds some weight) on his opinion, since Apple did not abandon products nearly as quickly in the past. It's pretty annoying to trust a company for 25 years (esp in comparison to the competition) and now they've started pulling this crap more and more often.
Time has changed, the rapid pace of technology isn't like it was before, it's much faster now. Apple has to adapt faster to stay ahead and that involves dropping support for older product much faster than they ever did in the past. This will continue to get worse and it's not going to get any better. Yes this coming after the fact that Apple took too long to update several of their models but it explains the rapid pace of technology I was talking about. Look at how long Apple was updating their products before the Intel switch and can it explain that Apple was taking even longer or was it taking Apple the same amount of time? Some parts of me thinks the switch pace is around the same and yet people are acting like Apple is taking forever.
The thing is, for most people, they have no reason to actually buy new hardware (i'm talking about in general, not just iPhone specifically). This mob mentality of "I need the new hardware now or some new bling" is just ridiculous and people wonder why everybody is in debt nowadays.
I'm still happy with my '08 MBP and don't foresee upgrading at all this year or next year. Probably will remain with it until it dies and I'm an IT Pro.
Nah, I suspect it was just speculation that once the first generation iPad reaches the same age as the first generation iPhone, it will meet the same fate (support-wise) as the iPhone appears to have met: acknowledged security holes, but no announced plans to patch them. If an original iPhone owner is concerned by these security holes, then they have no way to close them other than to throw their iPhone away start from scratch with a brand new model.
All computer systems with network connectivity eventually reach that fate. But people who think of the iPad as an alternative to a laptop might be used to the normal support lifecycle of laptop computer systems -- for example, a PowerPC-based iBook G4 sold about seven years ago can run an operating system today (Leopard) that is still actively receiving security fixes. Heck, individual software components of even older Tiger-based systems, such as Safari 4.x, are still receiving security updates.
To: Everyone complaining about iPhone OS 3.1.x not receiving a bug-fix update yet.
Let me just point out that it hasn't received one *YET*. When iPhone OS 3 was released, iPhone OS 2.x received a security/bug-fix update a few days later. Give it some time before you start complaining. There's several factors which explain why the 3.1.x security/bug-fix update hasn't been released.
1) Apple has a finite number of testers.
2) The iPhone OS/iOS testing staff were focused on getting iOS 4.0 ready for release with the iPhone 4.
3) iPhone OS 3.1.4 will likely include the same fixes, without the new features, which requires just as much testing as the fixes applied to the main 4.0 branch.
4) Based on the OS X practices when the next major release hits the shelves, there will be updates to improve compatibility with the prior OS version and the current OS version.
None of those factors point to a security dead-end on iPhone OS/iOS. They just account for the delay between the 4.0 release and equivalent 3.1.x update. I expect to see the older iPhones get a 3.2.x versioned update to account for the security fixes, and bring the features up to parity with the iPad 3.2.x OS while the iPad will get a 4.0 release (though I expect that to come after the iPhone 3.2 release.)
Let me just point out that it hasn't received one *YET*. When iPhone OS 3 was released, iPhone OS 2.x received a security/bug-fix update a few days later. Give it some time before you start complaining. There's several factors which explain why the 3.1.x security/bug-fix update hasn't been released.
1) Apple has a finite number of testers.
2) The iPhone OS/iOS testing staff were focused on getting iOS 4.0 ready for release with the iPhone 4.
3) iPhone OS 3.1.4 will likely include the same fixes, without the new features, which requires just as much testing as the fixes applied to the main 4.0 branch.
4) Based on the OS X practices when the next major release hits the shelves, there will be updates to improve compatibility with the prior OS version and the current OS version.
None of those factors point to a security dead-end on iPhone OS/iOS. They just account for the delay between the 4.0 release and equivalent 3.1.x update. I expect to see the older iPhones get a 3.2.x versioned update to account for the security fixes, and bring the features up to parity with the iPad 3.2.x OS while the iPad will get a 4.0 release (though I expect that to come after the iPhone 3.2 release.)
The iPhone was announced on January 9, 2007. It went on sale on June 29, 2007.
Given that it was sold until July 10, 2008, it's quite possible, however unlikely, that there are still original iPhones in the wild that are still under contract, at least for the next three weeks.
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Well, like DUH! It's called technological advancement. You're free to keep using your old technology as long as you want, but if you want to use new technological features, you usually need to upgrade your hardware.
Well, like DUH! It's called technological advancement. You're free to keep using your old technology as long as you want, but if you want to use new technological features, you usually need to upgrade your hardware.
Wow, lots of bugs.
The most irritating, it rings my phone all the time to tell me I have mail, no mail.
If I select current position in maps I get a warning message that maps wants my current position. UM DUH. That is why I pushed that button.
It crashes.
Can I go back while they figure this out?
The most irritating, it rings my phone all the time to tell me I have mail, no mail.
If I select current position in maps I get a warning message that maps wants my current position. UM DUH. That is why I pushed that button.
It crashes.
Can I go back while they figure this out?
For me, I'm not too concerned about keeping up with new technological features -- but it would be nice to be able to continue using existing features without being exposed to flaws and security holes. However, I agree with others that we should give some time for the dust to settle on iOS 4's release before we declare those security bugs in 3.x permanently un-patchable.
