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No, it's MY iPhone.
Sure its their OS, but its MY iPhone.



If you read my OP, it causes one app to not work right (tested on wife's iPhone 4), so I CANNOT upgrade.

Overall I like iOS 7 when I tried it, but it is not for me.

But you're wrong
 
Lol I wouldn't be able to NOT upgrade to iOS 7 - because iPad Air and iPhone 5s come with it. No taken up space, no update issues.... Never had ForstallOS on these, although I do still like iOS 6 (not that I disliked iveOS). Am I complaining about that? Initiating childish petitions? No.

Get yourself a newer device with more space, and be it with iOS 6, but by WWDC 14, you will have installed iOS 7, I bet.

how is a petition childish? how is voicing your opinion on a messaging board childish?

but you do actually bring a brilliant point by mentioning newer and bigger capacity devices. wasnt apple selling an 8 gig iphone 4 for $450 (before tax) not more than 6 months ago?

apple obviously thought it was new enough and had enough space.

So, what did the developer of said app tell you when you contacted him? I mean, that's what any regular person would do, right?

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It's not Apple's fault to provide a new OS, it's the developer's fault to not update his app.

who cares whos fault it is?

even if everybody in the world (expect the dev) agreed it was the devs fault and this particular app is needed by this particular user that really dosent matter at all.

But you're wrong

what statement in the post you quoted is wrong?
 
Does this mean... You got an 8GB iPhone 4? If yes, that's uber lol
Also, Apple never had in mind that you do not update your device and instead leave the 1GB OTA update on your device taking up 12% of your total space!
 
Does this mean... You got an 8GB iPhone 4? If yes, that's uber lol
Also, Apple never had in mind that you do not update your device and instead leave the 1GB OTA update on your device taking up 12% of your total space!

no i dont but whats funny about an 8 gig iphone 4? apple was selling them with a straight face.

maybe apple should have spent less time considering that one was not updating a device and more time on making the update function properly on said device. that and having the forced downloads undeletable creates this situation.

Where in that sentence did he say anything about stealing a phone?

he didnt say anything about it and i only asked a question.
 
how is a petition childish? how is voicing your opinion on a messaging board childish?

but you do actually bring a brilliant point by mentioning newer and bigger capacity devices. wasnt apple selling an 8 gig iphone 4 for $450 (before tax) not more than 6 months ago?

apple obviously thought it was new enough and had enough space.



who cares whos fault it is?

even if everybody in the world (expect the dev) agreed it was the devs fault and this particular app is needed by this particular user that really dosent matter at all.



what statement in the post you quoted is wrong?

The petition idea is childish because even though the OP does NOT agree with how Apple is deciding who gets updates and when he "AGREED" to the license agreement that states Apple decides who gets updates and when. :confused:
 
The petition idea is childish because even though the OP does NOT agree with how Apple is deciding who gets updates and when he "AGREED" to the license agreement that states Apple decides who gets updates and when. :confused:

fine think its childish. think its stupid. whatever you want.

we can have endless debates about the legality of this. fact remains however that nothing in the terms describes anything close to how this actually transpires.

but however that would all be off topic and it is plain and simple trolling and rude to disrupt a thread in such a way. if you dont agree with the op then it is pretty obvious that for this particular thread you and other in this thread have simply nothing to add. you should simply start your own thread and praise apples ever reaching terms of service and way of prettyfying their ios7 adoption rate.
 
fine think its childish. think its stupid. whatever you want.

we can have endless debates about the legality of this. fact remains however that nothing in the terms describes anything close to how this actually transpires.

but however that would all be off topic and it is plain and simple trolling and rude to disrupt a thread in such a way. if you dont agree with the op then it is pretty obvious that for this particular thread you and other in this thread have simply nothing to add. you should simply start your own thread and praise apples ever reaching terms of service and way of prettyfying their ios7 adoption rate.

If you don't want pushback about something, don't post it on a forum where people discuss things.
 
If you don't want pushback about something, don't post it on a forum where people discuss things.

excellent point.

however the discussion should be about what was the intent and that is clearly visible in the thread title and first post.

if its not for you and you dont have anything to add (on the subject at hand) then create your own or dont post at all. turning into a thread about something else is rude.
 
excellent point.

however the discussion should be about what was the intent and that is clearly visible in the thread title and first post.

if its not for you and you dont have anything to add (on the subject at hand) then create your own or dont post at all. turning into a thread about something else is rude.

Not really, the initial topic could likely be answered within a post (or they could make their own). The idea of questioning such a petition should be within the scopes of the topic at hand (the petition) as well as the viability of said petition.
 
Not really, the initial topic could likely be answered within a post (or they could make their own). The idea of questioning such a petition should be within the scopes of the topic at hand (the petition) as well as the viability of said petition.

not if it derails the intent of the topic from "where can i sign a petition" to "you clicked agree, deal with".

he is not asking for legal views on a petition. he is not asking if such a petition would be successful.

the topic here is so narrow that this certainly is not within the scope of it.

this would be the same as going into a thread called "justin biebers best songs" and just talking about how **** he is. if you cant respect the topic then stay out of it.
 
you realize this says ios7 which is the issue here.

btw where do you read auto download there?

"The terms of this License will govern any
iOS Software Updates provided by Apple that(...)" means that they can do anything they want with regards to the software which includes downloading it.

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OK, then how do I remove the unwanted upgrade installer that takes up 1/8 of the space on my phone?

Have some witty idea for this issue?

You don't. You can't. You should stop complaining. By agreeing that Apple has control over the software you are agreeing that they can distribute it by any means necessary. They are telling the software currently on your phone to fetch the new software which is under this jurisdiction.
 
not if it derails the intent of the topic from "where can i sign a petition" to "you clicked agree, deal with".

he is not asking for legal views on a petition. he is not asking if such a petition would be successful.

the topic here is so narrow that this certainly is not within the scope of it.

this would be the same as going into a thread called "justin biebers best songs" and just talking about how **** he is. if you cant respect the topic then stay out of it.

Once you start a topic on a public forum, you cease to be able to dictate where it goes. I was trying to be respectful to you, but that's just how it goes. If he was a moderator, I guess he could dictate where the conversation goes. If this is not something you want, then just use Google to look for it yourself.
 
no i dont but whats funny about an 8 gig iphone 4? apple was selling them with a straight face.

maybe apple should have spent less time considering that one was not updating a device and more time on making the update function properly on said device. that and having the forced downloads undeletable creates this situation.



he didnt say anything about it and i only asked a question.

Where, if any, is your proof that the update is not functioning properly on your device? All I heard was that an app (non-apple) wasn't working, which is the developers fault.
 
Once you start a topic on a public forum, you cease to be able to dictate where it goes. I was trying to be respectful to you, but that's just how it goes. If he was a moderator, I guess he could dictate where the conversation goes. If this is not something you want, then just use Google to look for it yourself.


yes you do cease to control but thats where a little thing called civility comes into play.

have you heard of it?

what world do you live in where a person cannot ask a simple question and deem it right that he gets anything but an answer?

let the freaking thread die and wither away with zero replies then

Where, if any, is your proof that the update is not functioning properly on your device? All I heard was that an app (non-apple) wasn't working, which is the developers fault.

sorry i am not the threadstarter and have no idea of the app in question.

also whos fault it is not relevant. perhaps the developer is dead
 
yes you do cease to control but thats where a little thing called civility comes into play.

have you heard of it?

what world do you live in where a person cannot ask a simple question and deem it right that he gets anything but an answer?

let the freaking thread die and wither away with zero replies then



sorry i am not the threadstarter and have no idea of the app in question.

also whos fault it is not relevant. perhaps the developer is dead

If people aren't being civil, that's another issue.

You're certainly not one to talk about being civil, by the way.
 
If people aren't being civil, that's another issue.

You're certainly not one to talk about being civil, by the way.

taking a thread away from the op intention while adding nothing to it is not being civil.

oh how and where have i been acting uncivil?
 
Does this mean... You got an 8GB iPhone 4? If yes, that's uber lol
Also, Apple never had in mind that you do not update your device and instead leave the 1GB OTA update on your device taking up 12% of your total space!
So they had in mind that you update your iPhone 4 for which iOS 7 isn't the greatest fit and most of the people tell others "you shouldn't have updated your old phone" when they talk about performance and stability issues with iOS 7?
 
taking a thread away from the op intention while adding nothing to it is not being civil.

oh how and where have i been acting uncivil?

"Have you heard of being civil" is not being civil.

Also, moving it from what the OP wanted isn't uncivil, it's having a discussion. You seriously don't sound like a fun person to be around if you have to control the topic people talk about.
 
"Have you heard of being civil" is not being civil.

Also, moving it from what the OP wanted isn't uncivil, it's having a discussion. You seriously don't sound like a fun person to be around if you have to control the topic people talk about.

if thats the worst thing ive done im decently happy.

maybe he should have posted this in the tips, help and troubleshooting subsection but he was asking for a url of a petition not our views. i think its fair we honor that. im sure everyone here has had to ask for assistance regarding something.

its not about me controlling it. its following the intention of the thread our at least letting it reach its natural course before its changed into a different kind of conversation.

hell the guy who asked if his iphone would emit more radiation if he deleted some files in iexplorer got better and more helpful answers.
 
if thats the worst thing ive done im decently happy.

maybe he should have posted this in the tips, help and troubleshooting subsection but he was asking for a url of a petition not our views. i think its fair we honor that. im sure everyone here has had to ask for assistance regarding something.

its not about me controlling it. its following the intention of the thread our at least letting it reach its natural course before its changed into a different kind of conversation.

hell the guy who asked if his iphone would emit more radiation if he deleted some files in iexplorer got better and more helpful answers.

If all he wanted was a link, he could have used Google or Bing or some other search engine.
 
If all he wanted was a link, he could have used Google or Bing or some other search engine.

Exactly. The OP had no intention of starting a petition. He was more interested in starting an anti Apple/iOS 7 flaming thread because that seems to be the "cool" thing to do around here lately.
 
It's not Apple's fault to provide a new OS, it's the developer's fault to not update his app.

But it IS Apples fault to eat up 1/6 of your phones storage (if you have 8GB) for something you do not want?

How would you feel if 1/6 of your house was off limits until you do agree to have all your furniture changed out.

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But you're wrong

If I am wrong, then explain all the Jail Braking efforts?

People configuring the phone the way they want to their phone to work.
 
Exactly. The OP had no intention of starting a petition. He was more interested in starting an anti Apple/iOS 7 flaming thread because that seems to be the "cool" thing to do around here lately.

Only those who don't read the OP would think that.
 
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