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avon b7 said:

Personally I much prefer Android but Android comes in infinitely more flavors than iOS so it's impossible to have used them all to any real degree. The same applies to iOS and the changes from one versión to another.

I'd say that over recent years, iOS has taken a huge amount of influence from Android. Although it is a two way street, it definitely looks like Apple is loosening it's grip on key areas like personalisation.

For me, as someone who constantly has to dip into iOS to resolve issues, it can be very frustrating to see how some things seem so kludgy there. 

That could be due to my wife's particular situation/configuration or how certain apps 'behave' but it doesn't feel intuitive to me. 

You are not alone on the bolded part. It is my experience as well. 

"how certain apps 'behave' but it doesn't feel intuitive to me" - I also have the same feeling but I always thought it was due to me being born and brought up with Windoze OS. I am surprised to see this from you, a person who has primarily MacOS experience.

comcastsucks said:

In case anyone is an idiot like me and doesn't know what the hell wet bulb temperature means, here's some relevant info from Wikipedia:

"The wet-bulb temperature is the lowest temperature that can be reached under current ambient conditions by the evaporation of water only.

Even heat-adapted people cannot carry out normal outdoor activities past a wet-bulb temperature of 32 °C (90 °F), equivalent to a heat index of 55 °C (130 °F). The theoretical limit to human survival for more than a few hours in the shade, even with unlimited water, is a wet-bulb temperature of 35 °C (95 °F) – equivalent to a heat index of 70 °C (160 °F)."

tht said:

comcastsucks said:

In case anyone is an idiot like me and doesn't know what the hell wet bulb temperature means, here's some relevant info from Wikipedia:

"The wet-bulb temperature is the lowest temperature that can be reached under current ambient conditions by the evaporation of water only.

Even heat-adapted people cannot carry out normal outdoor activities past a wet-bulb temperature of 32 °C (90 °F), equivalent to a heat index of 55 °C (130 °F). The theoretical limit to human survival for more than a few hours in the shade, even with unlimited water, is a wet-bulb temperature of 35 °C (95 °F) – equivalent to a heat index of 70 °C (160 °F)."

IOW, wet bulb temperature is really used as a measure of when sweat doesn’t evaporate off your body anymore. Your body sweats to keep its internal temperature down. If that sweat doesn’t evaporate, your body doesn’t keep cool, and heat illness will start pretty quick. 

94 to 95 °F is a critical wet bulb temperature as that’s when sweat won’t evaporate anymore. We were at 90 to 92 °F wet bulb temperatures everyday for 1 to 3 hours everyday for about 10 straight days. 

Slightly off topic to the thread, but posting anyway to give a perspective. I live in a place (Chennai, India) where we have peak temperatures of around 95 °F to 100°F for about 9 months in the year. Only for 3 months (Dec to Feb), we get to enjoy pleasant weather (around 90°F peak temperature). Even in winter months (Oct, Nov), we don't get to enjoy pleaseant weather more often. It used to rain in the evening/night, but pretty hot temperatures (95°F+) during the day. After a week of 100°F+ temparatures in the last 1 week, we have pleasant weather of about 90°F today.

@Tht mentioned about "You aren't going to be biking or walking a few miles in 100 °F summer climates" - This is exactly what I do (travelling by bike on a daily basis). And i am one of the lucky ones, not having to walk for the most part. But there are at least a million people in this city who have to walk at least a mile in 100 °F temparatures almost on a daily basis.

charlesn said:

Yes, absolutely doomed. It's so sad. No doubt the VR headset will be relegated to the trash bin of history alongside the many other widely predicted failures for Apple: the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad, the Watch. It's just one useless product after another that nobody buys. 

You missed to include Apple TV, Apple Car ...

macxpress said:

Just don't text Android users...problem solved!

And live in a narrower world.

Xed said:

ApplePoor said:

Because an eSIM needs an input of information. Such equipment is not in place. A physical SIM card is take the old one out and insert the new one. Only tool needed is a pin to cause the sim tray to open. 

It has been a BFD to swap cell service with Verizon every year since this eSim started. I have had to go up the food chain to very senior techs at Verizon just to get the latest top model of iPhone operational.

What happens if my iPhone dies out of country? There is no way to get the Verizon eSim re-enabled if I am in the UK where my wife's family resides.With a SIM card, it was instantaneous to bring a new replacement phone on line. Just swap the SIM card - a no-brainer.

My iPhone backs up to iCloud so it is simple to restore the "data" to a new phone, but the eSim is not a possible remote restore.

If one never leaves their home country, then this eSim issue is a moot issue. But as an international traveler it is a real issue.

Putting a SIM in a phone is an "input of information" as you put it. There's no reason why an eSIM containing the same info on a physical SIM cannot be placed on a card in Arabic numerals along with a QR code you can scan into your phone for sale at stores the way you buy gift cards and SIMs in many countries. You then have the ability to store and switch between eSIMs within the device without the need for carrying a pocket full of physical SIMs. The device could even be setup to detect when you're on a different country's carrier for which you have an eSIM stored and then ask if you'd like to switch.

Reading comprehension issues? @ApplePoor clearly mentioned this line in his very first post - "Never saw a source for an eSIM at any border cross points of the seven southern African countries we visited driving overland". What is your response to this?