adamburtle: “The first iPhone captivated the world because the interface was so well done, so snappy, so interactive; it was like nothing before it. Of course it was, it was an Apple product. That, right there, is why I buy Apple products. And I didn’t even mind that it was missing “copy and paste,” MMS, ringtones, etc — because I knew Apple would eventually get to these through software updates. And eventually they did. Unfortunately they kept coming out with new phones. With faster processors. And they wrote all their software updates for these phones, with little attention to deprecated models. I don’t really use third party software on my phones, I honestly don’t even use ringtones. I just my phone for SMS, web, maps, and occasionally as an actual phone, so the 3G model was more than I ever needed.
“Except over time, it’s fulfilled my needs less and less. And it’s not because my needs have grown. It’s not because I’ve installed a bunch of laggy software. It’s because Apple’s firmware has become bloated, with respect to the processing power of the 3G iPhone. I just installed iOS 4 two weeks ago, and at this point, I’d be happy to roll back to the first firmware I ever had, just to have that original speed again; forget about the copy and paste, I don’t need it that badly. “
H/T to Michael O’Connor Clarke for the most graphical example of why you don’t always want to be the first one to install new software.
Those who ignore history are doomed to be reamed up the ass again and again and again by Steve Jobs and his black-clad hipster minions.
You fools.
I learned this same lesson 19 years ago (!!!) with my Mac Plus and System 7, and it is precisely why I will not buy any Apple product today.
Comment by Lickmuffin — July 14, 2010 @ 15:43
I’ll find out soon whether it’s worse when you’re being double-teamed by both participants in an Apple ad . . . currently backing up my desktop before attempting an upgrade to Windows 7. Right now, the stumbling blocks include Apple iTunes (which Windows Advisor says I should uninstall, plough the section of hard disc it used to reside on, and sow it with salt). Having done that, it’s an open question whether, after a re-install, I can recover all my playlists, applications, and so on. This wouldn’t even be a concern if Apple allowed you to sync an iPhone to more than one computer . . .
Comment by Nicholas — July 14, 2010 @ 16:00
Are you sure it would not be faster to wipe the drive, install the OS on the clean drive, and then re-install all your apps and data? The last time I went through such a process, re-installing everything was way faster that letting Windows try to tiptoe through my two lips.
Justathoughtforwhatitsworth.
Comment by Lickmuffin — July 14, 2010 @ 16:29
I have a friend who was running the iOS4 beta for a couple weeks prior to release. It seemed to run fine on his 3GS, although it slowed it down a little. It certainly didn’t break anything. But when I upgraded my 3GS with the actual release, it destroyed my battery life completely. The thing will go from 100% batt to 0% batt in about 10 hours of standby, with no app usage at all.
I’ve been holding off on upgrading the wife’s 3GS to iOS4 until I hear that there’s a patch or new release.
Comment by Chris Taylor — July 14, 2010 @ 17:25
I’d been holding off upgrading my 3G on the same principle, but hearing the cries of pain from folks who didn’t hold off, I’m thinking there’s nothing in the iOS4 release that I’m all that desperate to get. I’m happy with my billing package, my personal finance package, and my other applications working as they do now. I won’t be out of contract until next August, so I can certainly wait that long to see if a) the iOS4 problems get fixed or b) there’s a comparable Android phone (with equivalent apps to what I’m using now).
Comment by Nicholas — July 14, 2010 @ 17:31