. I hear several points being presented and I resonate w/ all of them (except for the dbags out there)
1. Apple is and always will be a company - that's a good thing!
Yes, it's obvious that Apple cares about their customers more than other companies in related fields/markets. However, none of this would exist w/o making money. They HAVE to make money, right? I think we are lucky enough to own products from a company that inherently realizes the value of customer service. Until an Apple product cures cancer, it's always going to be about making money.
My point being that if they came out tomorrow and said "
Yes, the 3G won't have this and that feature because we want people to buy the iPhone 4", they wouldn't be evil. Of course they won't say that because it's not smart business.
2. Old technology stops getting updates at somepoint
Whether fair or not, it's true. Someone mentioned it being relatively unheard of for a cell phone to get this kind of update 2 years after the fact - I tend to agree with that. The iPhone 3G is still a pretty sweet piece of technology, but it's aging. Maybe thank Apple for building a phone that still has usefulness/relevance after 2+ years on the market
3. Would it be possible for Apple to effectively implement Wallpapers and Multitasking?
Everyone screaming "
YES!!" - I don't think many people would disagree with you (people tend to argue with those who
complain rather than
express) - it IS possible (even currently through JB). However, they would have to write code for several different phones and someone, somewhere, decided that's not the best use of Apple employee's time. Businesses make mistakes. Is this one of them? Maybe. But we have to live with it, good or bad. Rest assured, they actually hear you guys
Hear me on this. I'm disappointed esp since I've had a 2G and a 3G that both have background and multitasking abilities. The technology is there for it - there is no doubt of that. However, Apple is certainly pushing there OS's further along and I don't fault them for not including it. Certainly wish it was there. All you guys complaining and commenting on that, I hear your point. However, I'm not sure if we can resonably take the approach that Apple owes it to us
4. Apple isn't curing cancer
It's a phone. It's a kickass phone. But it's still just a phone, right? I realize this point is oversimplified and certainly isn't entirely applicable - but maybe it gives some perspective?
5. This happens all the time.
Apple releases product. People get pissed. Repeat.
I'm not trying to bash anyone here, I'm really not and I sure hope it doesn't come across that way. The internet makes people angry and I'm trying to avoid that for myself, personally. I just think that we all have different opinions on Apple, but there are some hard facts about the company.
