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lastmiracle said:

It's (almost) the time the first iPhone was announced. http://www.businessinsider.com/heres-why-the-time-is-always-set-to-941-in-apple-ads-2014-11

Thanks for sharing that! Great find!

dewme said:

The "apology" video by the child is (yet another) example of how selfish individuals attempt to make everything about themselves rather than considering the consequences that their mistaken and selfish actions have on other people. Anti-empathy at its finest.

I appreciated your entire post, but these last 2 lines really pinpoints the problem eloquently.

Apple's decision to terminate him is completely appropriate.  He knows what an NDA is and he fully understood why he signed it. He also knows the consequences of breaking the agreement.  It was his duty and obligation to tell his daughter that under no circumstances should she publish that video on any social media sites or anywhere else for that matter until after the official release of the device and it was available for public consumption.  But even after the official release, they would still need to edit the video before posting because Apple would not likely appreciate some parts of the video - like when he seemed to imply that he is the creator of the technology behind ApplePay and that he was just testing it out at the cash register in the cafe. I'd also like to add that, I don't buy his daughter's claim that she had no idea how her video went viral. She is young and therefore by default, clearly understands the power and reach of social media. Therefore, filming the most anticipated device on the planet whilst on the company's campus at a time where everyone else on the planet is running internet searches - day and night - to glean any little bit of information they can about it, how could she not know the video would go viral?  She clearly knows about making videos and is quite familiar with all the concepts of social media and making contributions to it.  She HAD to know that her video would garner all kinds of attention and had viral potential.  She likely thought she would be perceived as an Apple insider (no pun intended) (by way of her father) by all who saw the video.  She knows that people absolutely WANT and CRAVE the inside scoop on all things Apple.  She had to have known that going into this because she is obviously not stupid.  The bottom line is, her impulse to be the cool girl on Apple's property, showing off the new unreleased iPhone made her impervious to the consequences  - the loss of her father's job.  The silver lining is there is a valuable teaching lesson in the experience - hopefully both father and daughter got it and learned from it.

ihatescreennames said:

rrrize said:

I disagree. Obviously, at least some memory is being taken up when apps are left open. Even if it's just a screenshot of the app being cached, it's still taking up some memory. But the fact of the matter is, it's not just a screenshot of the app being cached. The app actually is opened and is therefore taking up memory of some kind... obviously.  I believe the video demonstrates, in theory, that you SHOULD close your apps on your iPhone/iPad: He says the only reason you should close an app is if it crashes.  But if the app crashes while it's opened then is that not evidence that the app is opened and running in the background? And if it's running in the background, is it not using memory? If it's using memory does that not potentially impact performance at some level, even if perhaps minuscule? And thus, the more apps you have opened the greater the impact of that potential performance decrease?  Okay, perhaps opened apps are in some dedicated memory for background tasks... but in the end it's still sitting in memory and memory has a limit. So I think it's only common sense and reasonable to quit apps from time to time. I don't think one has to be obsessive about it, but being conscious of it is absolutely wise and to one's advantage. I think this video/article telling folks to NOT force close apps because it's a "waste of time" is... unfortunate.

So despite the fact that this is the way iOS is designed, despite what Apple executives state and what is reinforced by Apple documentation you disagree because of what you, personally, believe?  THAT is unfortunate.

Perhaps re-read what I wrote because nothing I said falls into the realm of any "personal belief". I'm a technology expert (professionally) for more than 15 years and an Apple enthusiast for even more years. Instead of being so ready to flame-throw, try to read with some discernment. The way iOS is designed ENABLES you to force-close apps at will. If there was no value in doing that, it would not be a user-accessible option. Therefore, ask yourself, "Why does the force-quit option exist if it is not ever necessary?" Good question, right?  Yes, Apple developers state that you don't have to force-quit apps (and in some cases SHOULD NOT force-quit certain apps that NEED to work in the background) for fear of performance degradation. The reason Apple developers/executives say this is because they've designed iOS to manage background tasks exceptionally well - and they have strict guidelines for app developers to TRY to force them to design apps so that they play perfectly in that environment.  I totally agree that iOS is truly exceptional in the way it handles opened apps and background tasks - perhaps even the best in the business.  What I take exception to is the stated notion that it is a "waste of time" for people to force-quit apps as a remedy to performance issues. It is a quantifiable matter of fact that performance degradation issues CAN and DO occur as a result of multiple apps or even just one faltering app running in background. Do a simple google search to find countless of these where the remedy simply being the force-closing of those apps. This is not to say that what Apple developers/executives says is untrue. They designed iOS to manage opened apps in the background beautifully, but not all apps developed for iOS are perfect and can (and DO) cause performance issues when running in the background, facilitating the NEED for a force-quitting of said app. Of course there are various other issues that can cause performance issues unrelated to background task management, but to assert the notion that it's a waste of time to force-quit apps because it cannot possibly be an open app running in the background that is causing a problem is simply not altogether true or educational.

I disagree. Obviously, at least some memory is being taken up when apps are left open. Even if it's just a screenshot of the app being cached, it's still taking up some memory. But the fact of the matter is, it's not just a screenshot of the app being cached. The app actually is opened and is therefore taking up memory of some kind... obviously.  I believe the video demonstrates, in theory, that you SHOULD close your apps on your iPhone/iPad: He says the only reason you should close an app is if it crashes.  But if the app crashes while it's opened then is that not evidence that the app is opened and running in the background? And if it's running in the background, is it not using memory? If it's using memory does that not potentially impact performance at some level, even if perhaps minuscule? And thus, the more apps you have opened the greater the impact of that potential performance decrease?  Okay, perhaps opened apps are in some dedicated memory for background tasks... but in the end it's still sitting in memory and memory has a limit. So I think it's only common sense and reasonable to quit apps from time to time. I don't think one has to be obsessive about it, but being conscious of it is absolutely wise and to one's advantage. I think this video/article telling folks to NOT force close apps because it's a "waste of time" is... unfortunate.