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OS 4 - Will it be a disappointment?
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I completely agree. The tone of the OP made it sound as though he himself is a fanboy and has nothing better to do with his life other than making these pointless threads of speculation.
To clear things up, I am by no means a 'fanboy'--I bought my first mac just a few months ago and the iPhone I've had less than a year. The only reason I read this thread to begin with wasn't to protect apple, it was to make fun of the "no life's" that constantly create useless threads like this one.
OP, I guess I was wrong in my assumption of the meaning of this thread. The first post does seem like a fanboy post.
Which only means, this thread is totally useless for a whole new set of reasons.
do you know what you're saying? You say that you've been with the iPhone all the way, and yet you're mocking people who are "fanboys". You are full of contradictions, so why should anybody listen to your drivel on this forum? seriously, there needs to be some mental competence test to start a thread
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I believe the round icons was my idea from another thread therefore I will have to sue Apple if they steal it. They may have to use triangles instead.
I believe the round icons was my idea from another thread therefore I will have to sue Apple if they steal it. They may have to use triangles instead.
The main reason I'm buying the iPad is because, as an iPhone developer, I'll need one in order to test my iPad apps on an actual device. I figured that was a smart business decision... but I'm happy to hear you know my business better than I do. Thanks. I'll cancel my order now.
It's just about certain to disappoint just like 2.0 and 3.0.
There's a lot of rumors that show up before iPhone OS announcements that get people excited about a bunch of different features. Many of them are actually reasonable, however, when they aren't announced it's a big let-down.
It doesn't help when there are stories of Jobs saying things like:
"Apple will deliver aggressive updates to iPhone that Android/Google won't be able to keep up with"
and
"Next iPhone coming is an A+ update"
That really inflates peoples' expectations.
There's a lot of rumors that show up before iPhone OS announcements that get people excited about a bunch of different features. Many of them are actually reasonable, however, when they aren't announced it's a big let-down.
It doesn't help when there are stories of Jobs saying things like:
"Apple will deliver aggressive updates to iPhone that Android/Google won't be able to keep up with"
and
"Next iPhone coming is an A+ update"
That really inflates peoples' expectations.
Yes it will be a disappointment - for the vast majority who visit MacRumors, get hyped by all the latest gossip, then don't get what they 'expect'.
For the vast majority of the iPhone OS user community, they probably won't even notice, even if they do get around to installing the upgrade on their iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad.
Anyway, it seems to me than
have historically made a point of not going all-out with version releases for any of their software. However, if you look at where we started with iPhone OS 1.0, I'd say we've come a long way, wouldn't you?
For the vast majority of the iPhone OS user community, they probably won't even notice, even if they do get around to installing the upgrade on their iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad.
Anyway, it seems to me than
have historically made a point of not going all-out with version releases for any of their software. However, if you look at where we started with iPhone OS 1.0, I'd say we've come a long way, wouldn't you?Anyway, it seems to me than
In the timescale? Not really, no. Given the margins on the iPhone I think everything we've had so far should have been easily implemented in the first six months of development, but iPhone OS development has been positively glacial.
Phazer
I guess that'd be true if the competition had left them behind, but they haven't to any great extent have they?
Would there have been an advantage to move forward more quickly? i.e. would it necessarily have meant more sales growth? A difficult one to answer I know, but I'd say they're playing a long game on this and rapid development of the OS wouldn't really have given them short or long term competitive advantage.
Yes it will be a disappointment - for the vast majority who visit MacRumors, get hyped by all the latest gossip, then don't get what they 'expect'.
For the vast majority of the iPhone OS user community, they probably won't even notice, even if they do get around to installing the upgrade on their iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad.
Anyway, it seems to me than
Yes I kind of agree but...given the context...the fact that other phones in the market now have most of the things users of the iPhone want...don't you think its high time for Apple to deliver in this release?
I'd like to say yes, I really would! I want my iPhone to blow away the competition at all times.
But I think Apple will do just enough, and no more. Unless they feel their market share target is under threat, they won't do anything drastic.
This statement was true when iPhone 1.0 came out, i did not stop millions from buying a iPhone and loving it. It did not stop me buying a iPhone 3G that has done me well for well over a year that i still find great software on the app store and do not feel limited by features other phones offer now or then.
I still don't use media messaging, i still can't use flash content(even if it was available i can't use it if the developer has not taken half a second to switch some accessibility options on.), i am still not going to make a video call with no one, i am still not going to IM, watch a video, and browse the web at the same time on a 3.5 inch screen, and i still use my SLR for photography.
You guys really don't get it,
Apple has been making people wait for multitasking because they want peoples opinions. They want them to feel happy with the phone if they include multitasking maybe someone else on the other side doesn't like multitasking because it can take alot of it's battery from it, but the other person still has to get on a business call but *boom* batteys gone.
I think apple finally found a way to implement simple features like this with alot less of battery hassle, or better yet none at all.
Apple beats the android by far because they come up with innovated things that will outbeat it. Probally one of the bigest complaints of the droid is that it has low battery from all the multitasking and the lagginess of the software itself. Now i would get a droid if the software was alot better and innovative but all they really did was copy people with mulittasking/notifications.
In the end line,
will win.
EDIT: I also can really see apple implementing flash in 4.0, if you think im wrong and when 4.0 comes out you can come back to this thread and whine about it to me
Apple has been making people wait for multitasking because they want peoples opinions. They want them to feel happy with the phone if they include multitasking maybe someone else on the other side doesn't like multitasking because it can take alot of it's battery from it, but the other person still has to get on a business call but *boom* batteys gone.
I think apple finally found a way to implement simple features like this with alot less of battery hassle, or better yet none at all
.Apple beats the android by far because they come up with innovated things that will outbeat it. Probally one of the bigest complaints of the droid is that it has low battery from all the multitasking and the lagginess of the software itself. Now i would get a droid if the software was alot better and innovative but all they really did was copy people with mulittasking/notifications.
In the end line,
will win.EDIT: I also can really see apple implementing flash in 4.0, if you think im wrong and when 4.0 comes out you can come back to this thread and whine about it to me
"Implement solutions, not features" - John Geleynse, Director of Technology Evangelism @ Apple
Sure, thats very true.
But if Apple were sticking to it, explain push notifications to me?
The way that push notifications is implemented is frankly unacceptable. You only really see the last one you were sent. They should have added an app or perhaps like they implemented the search - a page, where your push notifications were listed and you got some more information about them. (just like in LockInfo) Surely, because of the static and 'storing' nature of such a screen, it wouldn't drain battery life any more.
This is more or less a feature - not a solution. And it makes a big difference if you use facebook and msn messenger
They need to sort this out for the next release - but they are sooooooo happy with the current system, they just wont do anything about it.
what because I said Apple would release a poor OS update...I must be drunk?
Ok, so why didn't you START the thread with this?
You began by takling about things like icon wiggling speed and how it's going to suck. Is it any wonder you got a bunch of abusive comments? If you have legitimate points like this then use them in the first post and you won't attract so many argumentative comments.
With both your grammar and reasoning.
I have a better education than you so shut up. Why would pick on my grammar?!
And secondly, id like to hear the flaws in my reasoning rather than some really unfunny cat picture.