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I'll be even happier when I can take my TV with me to a hotel room and sign in to their wifi. Even if Apple gives us access to a browser for only this functionality, that would make the thing infinitely more useful!

omakone said:

Now the only real feature of TVOS 10 is the one click feature.   I was super excited this morning when I read that the TVOS is available, now I found out that the one feature I was going to use is not available and is coming soon.  In other words, since there is no date of timeframe, I am guessing it will not be available until next year, if the cable companies allow it at all.

Initially I had the same feeling - except, I've already logged on to all of my services wonder why I should get bent out of shape about this. This feature will be great for new AppleTV owners, but for those of us already signed in on our apps, it's a bit of a nonissue (until new services roll out, that is).

Hadn't realized the optical stabilization was limited to the wide angle lens. This seems counterintuitive since the telephoto lens will be far more susceptible to movement.

...not that I'd have ordered the smaller phone if I'd known this in advance, of course

amarkap said:

Forgive me as I've not extensively researched this, but when Apple removes the Home button what does that really mean?  I press that button many times when using my iPhone to get me out of the current program and back to the Home screen.  How can they remove such an important feature?  I remember when there was an Apple tag line that said "It just works...", well that Home Button is one thing that still carries on that mantra.  It just works.

I currently am still using an iPhone 5S which works for me, but it doesn't have this Force-Touch feature so I'm not used to it nor do I know how it can help replace the Home Button. 

Anyway, I'm happy with anything whenever I upgrade and I'm sure Apple will provide a great experience but honestly I really like that Home button and use it all time and feeling a little uncomfortable that it may go away.  I might be a bit old school (obviously as I'm still using an 5S) and yes, I know it is all rumors for now...but still.

The functionality will still be there, it will just be there with a virtual button that disappears when it's not needed. This is how it works with Android and is one of the few features of my (work-provided) Moto X that I like about the platform (along with home screen widgets - those rock). It allows the use of the full screen for video and for other content, while the equivalent of the home button (along with Android-specific buttons like back and task manager) slide into place when appropriate.

Not everything about Android sucks - just most things.

sog35 said:

rogifan_new said:

Except that most carriers, in the US at least, don't quote the full price of the phone. If you go to their website you just see the monthly payment amount of $27 or whatever it might be. I don't think people really believed their phone only cost $199 but now once that monthly installment fee goes away I think people might be less likely to upgrade. Phones are good enough now. 

You have ZERO proof of this.

Why are you keeping saying BULLSHIT?
Show me proof that iPhone upgrades has slowed down?
Show me a SINGLE shred of REAL EVIDENCE?

If not then stop saying BULLSHIT.

People said the same thing when the 4s came out. No reason to upgrade. The iPhone4 is good enough.

People said the same thing when the 5 came out. No reason to upgrade. The iPhone5s is good enough.

Just stop with this BULLSHIT

Ouch. Just.Ouch.

Okay, I'm evidence. How about that? My 5s has served me really well for the past three years. I was ready to upgrade to the 6 (and then the 6s) but then my carrier stopped subsidizing and what was once a $300 charge to upgrade suddenly became a $900 charge. So, I've stuck with my phone. I will probably upgrade to the 7 later this year, but only because my child is finally ready for a smartphone and I'm sure.as.hell not going to be one of those stupid, irresponsible parents who buys his middle-school kid a $900 phone. So, I'll buy myself a $900 phone and let him have my 5s.

Otherwise, other than needing more than 32gb of storage, I'm still perfectly happy with my 5s. It's not slow. It runs the current iOS just fine. It runs all the software I need it to run just fine. Its photos are just fine. Its fingerprint reader is not as fast as my fiancee's 6s, but it's just fine. I'd like the larger screen, certainly, but my 5s is okay. I'd like to have Pay, but for now I'm okay sliding my card.

Even though I have an option to pay that $900 in installments, $32/month added to my bill is enough to make me think hard before deciding if I want an upgrade, or if my 5s is "good enough."

There. Does that count as real evidence? I'm just one guy, but I seriously doubt I'm the only one who thinks this way.

Oh, and as you mentioned, my battery did start to hold less of a charge. Last year, rather than paying $900 to upgrade my phone, I opted to pay $79 instead for Apple to replace my battery. They ended up replacing my phone, but even if they hadn't, it was a relatively inexpensive way to stretch out my phone until the next upgrade cycle.