r1sko

plantdude said:

Why would anyone pay $749 or more for a phone? That is a ridiculous amount of money.

I am truly puzzled by this intense uproar of the best parents on planet earth. Why is asking for parenting tools and controls making those who can afford to give their kids iPhones bad parents? You know we have parenting controls on macOS…. 

foggyhill said:

r1sko said:

Sorry guys. I’m really trying hard, but I can’t share your enthusiasm. I’m scrolling through the list of new features over and over but for the first time since 2008 I can’t seem to convince myself that upgrading to 7 makes much sense. I think the lack of new design, or egde to edge screen, leaves me with no emotion that I was so used to with every Apple product release. 

Who gives a frack about edge to edge! Tiresome.

nolamacguy said:

r1sko said:

Sorry guys. I’m really trying hard, but I can’t share your enthusiasm. I’m scrolling through the list of new features over and over but for the first time since 2008 I can’t seem to convince myself that upgrading to 7 makes much sense. I think the lack of new design, or egde to edge screen, leaves me with no emotion that I was so used to with every Apple product release. 

what actual value-add would you derive from an edge-to-edge screen or new case design?

Precisely the same value-add that Apple derives from having Jony Ive to lead the design team instead of letting him drink Guinness with Bono in Dublin since the iPhone 6 release. Or as Steve once said: "Design is the fundamental soul of a man-made creation that ends up expressing itself in succesive outer layers of the project, or service.” Or perhaps Apple itself can convince you with one of the two iPhone 7 videos

sog35 said:

r1sko said:

sog35 said:

r1sko said:

Sorry guys. I’m really trying hard, but I can’t share your enthusiasm. I’m scrolling through the list of new features over and over but for the first time since 2008 I can’t seem to convince myself that upgrading to 7 makes much sense. I think the lack of new design, or egde to edge screen, leaves me with no emotion that I was so used to with every Apple product release. 

So you thought going from the iPhone4 to the iPhone4s was a big enough jump with just adding Siri?
So you thought going from the iPhone4s to the 5 with just a bigger screen was a big enough jump?
So you though going from the 5 to the 5s was a big enough jump with just a fingerprint scan?
or the 6 to the 6s with 3D touch?

Bull.

Chill out sog35. You’re missing my point. I’m like most of contract customers on a 2yr cycle. Went from 1 to 4 to 5 to 6. All fresh looks. The “s” cycle was always “under the hood” inprovement. 

Well next time be more clear.  Your post sounded like you got a new phone every year.

So tell me what was the HUGE difference between the 4 and the 5? Did that slightly bigger screen really make all the difference in the world for you?

And tell me EXACTLY what feature would have made you buy the 7?  Were you hoping for some dumb gimmick like a edge screen like those horrible Samsung phones or a smaller top/bottom bezel with putting the home button on the back of the phone?  Explain to me exactly what feature would have made the phone so awesome.

It seems to me all you care about is you want a phone that has a different shell than your current phone. If so, then yes the 7 isn't for you. But that's a pretty shallow and superficial way of picking phones.