Not even close to a proper LED notification light. Ever use an Android phone with one?
C'mon Apple! It's simple to implement! I'll even donate a simple device like a Motorola Defy to show you proper LED notification implementation
Can be turned off
As usual though, options are bad
Who's forcing who to update? If you HATE the new software so much, don't install it.
At the same time, my top point still stands - so we're upset that Apple is adding more robust features to their software, which in turn won't run on 3 year old hardware as smoothly as it would on brand new hardware?
Yet we want new features (many have argued for added features here in this thread) and often times berate Apple for not adding enough.
Seems for Apple, its a lose-lose. Of course, they could simply write the perfect software code that magically works 100% smoothly on every device ever made....dang, why haven't they done this already!
We're coming up on year 7 of the iPhone's existence. Obviously we are in the midst of a highly accelerated technological boom, but really? How long did it take Microsoft to "perfect" (no software is perfect, certainly not Microsoft's) Windows so it ran well on a wide variety of devices? Heck, Android is just now REALLY addressing the OS fragmentation by making concerted efforts to slim down Android (which carries a boat load of redundant stock apps).
My point? People need to relax. If a phone isn't working for you, you make the choice to either work through it, or buy a new one. Heck, if you're on the 4S, you could get a 5C for $100 on contract. If you don't care to upgrade all that often, the 5C will work plenty well with iOS 7 for sometime.
But if you prefer to buy a phone that will last 10 years AND work perfectly with all future software updates, sorry but you're out of luck. There isn't a smartphone on the planet like that. I'm sure we'll get there - but at this point, the smartphone - despite its HUGELY important role in our culture - just isn't there yet.
As for the corporate America bit - ya, I'm all about it. Heck, if it weren't for our capitalist system (and my Dad's work ethic) I wouldn't have enjoyed the life I have up to this point.....I also wouldn't have the opportunities I have at this point to do the same thing he did and make a success of myself. But I'm not going to get into all of this here.....would only derail the thread into an eco-political war.
As I've pointed out above, I'm not an Android / Note 3 fanboy as I don't even have the latter. A true fanboy would have it
Yes, it's BIG. However, it has a lot of pretty much unique features; for example, 4K video recording or Wacom support.
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If you meant me - the vast majority of that list also applies to Nokia's high-end cameraphones running Windows Phone (or even Symbian). That's three different operating systems I'm a "fanboy" of. That is, we can't be Android fanboys - let's say we're fanboys of true progression and innovation - something Apple has been lacking lately?
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You might never have actually said "options are bad" but you certainly have made it clear that you are in lockstep with Apple's defined use cases for their products...many of which don't include an option.
It's for the times when you are not around your phone when the notification comes in. Rather simple and straightforward.
Or simply the result of Apple focusing on the newer hardware and capabilities and coding to pull the most optimal performance out of that. I wonder which one sounds more plausible.
How would you know you actually truly hate it without installing it? And once you do, for the vast majority there's no way to go back to anything else. Provide a way to go back, and most of this becomes moot then...but that's not happening unfortunately.Who's forcing who to update? If you HATE the new software so much, don't install it.
At the same time, my top point still stands - so we're upset that Apple is adding more robust features to their software, which in turn won't run on 3 year old hardware as smoothly as it would on brand new hardware?
Yet we want new features (many have argued for added features here in this thread) and often times berate Apple for not adding enough.
Seems for Apple, its a lose-lose. Of course, they could simply write the perfect software code that magically works 100% smoothly on every device ever made....dang, why haven't they done this already!
We're coming up on year 7 of the iPhone's existence. Obviously we are in the midst of a highly accelerated technological boom, but really? How long did it take Microsoft to "perfect" (no software is perfect, certainly not Microsoft's) Windows so it ran well on a wide variety of devices? Heck, Android is just now REALLY addressing the OS fragmentation by making concerted efforts to slim down Android (which carries a boat load of redundant stock apps).
My point? People need to relax. If a phone isn't working for you, you make the choice to either work through it, or buy a new one. Heck, if you're on the 4S, you could get a 5C for $100 on contract. If you don't care to upgrade all that often, the 5C will work plenty well with iOS 7 for sometime.
But if you prefer to buy a phone that will last 10 years AND work perfectly with all future software updates, sorry but you're out of luck. There isn't a smartphone on the planet like that. I'm sure we'll get there - but at this point, the smartphone - despite its HUGELY important role in our culture - just isn't there yet.
As for the corporate America bit - ya, I'm all about it. Heck, if it weren't for our capitalist system (and my Dad's work ethic) I wouldn't have enjoyed the life I have up to this point.....I also wouldn't have the opportunities I have at this point to do the same thing he did and make a success of myself. But I'm not going to get into all of this here.....would only derail the thread into an eco-political war.
