johnbear

Oh again, No USB, No Magsafe, No SD card???????? Can't upgrade

dewme said:

johnbear said:

dewme said:

The problem is that we no longer live in a society where facts, reason, or rational explanations matter. Personal beliefs and perceptions, no matter how naive or subjective, are the only reality. Apple can try to explain this with sound engineering, scientific, and customer value principles and logic but it will not change the minds of those who have already decided that this incident fully confirms everything negative they already believe about Apple. There are many commenters who now attribute every perceived performance degradation on their device to be an intentional act by Apple to trick them into buying a new device, regardless of the health of their battery. Unfortunately it all starts at the top and there is no cure in sight.

Here are my facts: My wife iPhone 5S on iOS 7 after 4 years runs as smooth as my iPhone 7 on iOS 10! I was very close to update the software on her 5S recently but glad I didn't. Based on my experience I'm inclined to believe what I suspected of apple for a while: they are shameless lying hypocrites and charlatans like most if not all large corporations!  

This response is a perfect example of subjective reality fed by confirmation bias with a little backfire thrown in for good measure. Nothing Apple says or does at this point is going to change the reality embraced by this person or the many others with similarly toned commentary. If Apple removes the wear/aging compensation from iOS 11 and devices crash more often or if Apple puts in a battery health indicator to let uses know when their battery is near death, the same subjectivity will be applied that evil Apple is trying to trick them into buying a new Apple device. 

At the end of the day Apple is only one of many vendors selling similar products in the same market category. If you feel as though you're not getting a fair shake from Apple then take your business elsewhere. Can it get any simpler than that? You gotta sleep at night. Think about all the peace, tranquility, and wonder that will ensue when you are unshackled from Apple's oppression. Oops, forgot that all large corporations are out to get us. Maybe consider buying a Raspberry Pi and figuring out how to turn it into a communication device. You can probably fashion a shoulder strap for a motorcycle battery to power it when working mobile. A small form factor bluetooth keyboard with integrated trackpad, a cheap Android tablet as a monitor, and you're all set - wherever you can find a WiFi hotspot you are in like Flynn. 

Dude, your response is as subjective as mine in that case. Your subjective reality is based on your beliefs and being a long time apple fan who holds couple of shares in the company. Mine is based on my experience with an old iPhone in real life! I have been using iPhones upgrading them early since 2008 and I understand a thing or two about how they perform. The reason I'm still on iOS 10 on my 7 is to keep my jailbreak and be unshackled from apple oppression as you correctly said. I like the devices, well except the abominable iPhone X with narrow screen and cut out at the top, but not the company and it's abusive practices. How do you feel if next time you take your truck to the dealer, I assume you drive a shiny one, and the dealer locks it for your to drive it in first gear only, and only on certain roads, and forces you to not allow any passengers in your vehicle?

Apple always portray themselves as the humane company. They are not like the others. They treat everyone equally, fight for civil, gay, animal, extraterrestrial, fantastical, irrational, and all kind of rights. They are the green company etc.. In reality is all about money and making huge profits just like most other corporations. They are very good at marketing as we all know and undertaking consumer psychology. The rate of upgrades is not as great as it used to be as the market is saturated and the competition is tight. Sad they have to use such tactics to make people upgrade.   

dewme said:

The problem is that we no longer live in a society where facts, reason, or rational explanations matter. Personal beliefs and perceptions, no matter how naive or subjective, are the only reality. Apple can try to explain this with sound engineering, scientific, and customer value principles and logic but it will not change the minds of those who have already decided that this incident fully confirms everything negative they already believe about Apple. There are many commenters who now attribute every perceived performance degradation on their device to be an intentional act by Apple to trick them into buying a new device, regardless of the health of their battery. Unfortunately it all starts at the top and there is no cure in sight.

Here are my facts: My wife iPhone 5S on iOS 7 after 4 years runs as smooth as my iPhone 7 on iOS 10! I was very close to update the software on her 5S recently but glad I didn't. Based on my experience I'm inclined to believe what I suspected of apple for a while: they are shameless lying hypocrites and charlatans like most if not all large corporations!  

bobolicious said:

doug@lewis1982.com said:

I haven't updated from iOS 10 to 11 for one reason: I'm still using a few 32-bit apps. Some of those old apps are orphans, and will never be updated. I'm slowly finding substitutes and moving my essential data, but I won't update until that process is completed. 

I suspect the the lag in adopting iOS 11 is in part due to many others still relying on old 32-bit apps. 

Indeed I need an iOS 6 iDevice option to run an orphaned essential - so this is 'progress'... Hmmm...
Why can't I choose my iPhone 4S iOS again ?

well not everyone is using their phones for Facebook and games only;)

FCPX is easy to use, reliable and quite powerful.