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iPhone 4S buyers will you upgrade for a redesigned iPhone 5?
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What if one of the big selling points (the biggest?) of the iPhone 5 is removing the facebook app from the app store, making some improvements to it, and then releasing it as iPhone 5 only? Would you still upgrade?
Touche. Under those circumstances, no.
However, you and I both know that won't be the case.
Yup. Even if it comes out in April or something. My wife and I have a rotational upgrade thing on our plans, and she never wants the newest phone. When I gave her my 4, she said "I'm really OK with my 3Gs." Even after a few days she's like, "I guess it's better, but I was fine." So, I can upgrade every year without any issues.
**** yeah!! There's no question about it. The next generation iPhone can only bring improvements to the table so I'd definitely upgrade. Even without a larger screen.
People have whined and whined and whined about no Blu-ray on Macs and no Flash on iDevices but, as we've all seen, none of that has made Apple lose its momentum. Even if they don't give in to the demands of the masses, they'll still sell insane amounts of iPhones and the people will love them.
People have whined and whined and whined about no Blu-ray on Macs and no Flash on iDevices but, as we've all seen, none of that has made Apple lose its momentum. Even if they don't give in to the demands of the masses, they'll still sell insane amounts of iPhones and the people will love them.
The only reason I said that is because that's essentially what they did with Siri. I hope Apple's new business model isn't "buy up the companies that make the best 3rd party apps, remove them from the app store, and unveil them as new during keynotes"
I can see it now...
iPhone 5 with a vastly improved camera app (oh, btw guys no biggie, but the Camera+, Hipstamatic, and a few other apps that we know you guys have been using for years are going to disappear). But don't worry... we are also going to include this awesome new map application which will use be a collaboration of Google Maps and Garmin Navigation to offer turn by turn navigation. Oh, but all turn by turn navigation apps currently available will be removed from the app store!
Really? So the faster dual core processor, faster GPU, better camera, etc. that's just what?
Somebody's not happy they didn't get a 4S?
Yessir. Say what you want, but I'd get bored with having the same phone for two years. Some people have different hobbies; some love shopping, I love new technology. So I'll gladly spend money on what I like.
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I'll upgrade regardless! The resale is so good on iPhones, I can justify it.
I'll upgrade regardless! The resale is so good on iPhones, I can justify it.
Really? So the faster dual core processor, faster GPU, better camera, etc. that's just what?
Somebody's not happy they didn't get a 4S?
if i wanted a 4S, i'd go out and get one.
of course all those things are nice... but let's be honest... hundreds of thousands if not millions of people with the 4 would not upgrade to the 4S if they had put Siri on the 4. and hundreds of thousands if not millions of others coming from a 3G (or 3GS) would not have spent the extra money and would have just gotten cheaper a cheaper 4 (or even a free 3GS).
apple wants to do everything they can to make you upgrade as often as possible, even if that means holding features back. what chaps my ass even more than that if you use one of their products, they try to make your life a living hell if you don't use all of their products.
look, iTunes as a media player/organizer sucks. the fact they force you to download QuickTime with it is garbage too. but i have to put both of those bloatware on my PC to sync my iPhone because they refuse to let companies that make products far, far superior to iTunes sync up with the iPhone. Why the hell can't I just drag and drop folders with music, pictures, and videos from my computer to my iPhone? Would be so much more efficient, but then I wouldn't be stuck with apple's bloatware.
was apple ever part of that anti-trust microsoft case? if so, they are incredibly hypocritical because what apple is trying to do is way more monopolistic than bundling internet explorer with windows and the other alleged behavior microsoft was doing back in the 90s.
this wasn't meant to be a tirade against apple... as i actually love my iPhone 4. and i understand it is great business by apple to force me into buying overpriced products i don't really want so they talk to each other all nice. but as a consumer, it still pisses me off.
I actually don't disagree with most of what you said. As a former Windows user, I felt your pain.
But I drank the Apple Koolaid and I feel much better now...
But I drank the Apple Koolaid and I feel much better now...
Yep I went from 4 to 4S and I will go 4S to 5. People think I'm crazy for upgrading everytime, but whatever. lol
I give the old phone to my girlfriend and buy the new one.
I give the old phone to my girlfriend and buy the new one.