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Things I don't like
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l33th3tr33
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Likewise, I've had them since the 3g and the since the 5 they've just been very underwhelming. Time to move on I think, In fact I'm about to look at the price of an s8 now, I want to be able to watch porn underwater, that's the future.
I remember being in Jamaica in September last year, I updated my iPhone 6 fine no problems, mate did his 6, bricked the phone completely. Lost everything and was stuck with the "Connect to iTunes" screen, rendering his phone useless. I believe it ended up in the Caribbean Sea.....
I haven't updated my iPhone or iPad for a good few months and won't until I back them both up on my computer..no way I'm risking losing all my stuff!
l33th3tr33
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Apple have admitted the battery fault iirc. For such an absolute powerhouse of a company, they haven't even dropped the ball, they've dropped it, let it roll away and now can't find it.
I've not seen that if i'm honest. Is there a scientific reason why that should happen..........
Chris
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Had that with the iPad. Apple wanted something ridiculous in the multiples of hundreds of pounds to sort it.
I spent the best part of a day going through proper geek forums and doing stuff I didn’t understand and eventually got it sorted.
They’re a joke. It’s the randomness of the problems that say to me they’ve no idea what they’re doing anymore.
Chris
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Yeah apart from making money... Which unfortunately which is more what it seems to be about these days! Where as before it was they wanted to do things nobody had ever done or do something a shit load better than others!
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It’s being weighed down by a badly programmed “feature rich” environment. We all fall for extra crap and then they have to try and make it all work somehow.
Seems Apple are struggling more and more with it.
It’s also becoming pretty apparent new OS releases are focused more and more towards the new phone. Trying to make us all upgrade.
What if we’re happy where we are? Or is that not allowed now?
Drive me nuts mate. iPhone battery life has been an issue for years. Again, some struggle, some don’t.
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Nail on the head mate. The whole world is failing because big fat execs want to get bigger and fatter.
We’re just blind consumers.
Chris
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Yes exactly, almost trying to force you down a path...
Its like the iPhone 8 is a bit of a joke really, the 'X' is where the future of apple is going to be, yet they put out one more just to bridge the gap and squeeze every last penny they can out of you, so next year when the new ones will look all like the 10, your even more forced to have to change.... again.
l33th3tr33
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Possibly... keep an eye out tomorrow!Surely that’s a potential “things I like” post?!
Quality.
Im not defending APPLE, but have you guys only just realised that they push you towards an upgrade every time!?
'IF' thats what you want go ahead...IF you dont - dont its simple.
Same with their mac operating system after a certain time they just no longer support the older machines, having worked for a software company I get whey they do it - having to always make everything backward compatible with old hardware can be a mare of a job to do, yet trying to please everyone with the newer functionality and expose the much better hardware at the same time - as much as I hate apple and the other HUGE companies they are always going to have the same issue.
Technology should be a cutting edge business pushing pushing pushing...thats how it will progress, do you really think in the scheme of things they really want anyone still using an iphone 5? perfectly good phone for most people, but in the scheme of things technology moved on massively.
Apple is now mainstream thats the issue, years ago it was fan boys only now its for anyone and be it great or not lots of people have an iphone, jesus my brother in law now has one hes a knuckle dragging neanderthal!!!, apple like it or lump it the market leader...its like Rolex, as a brand no one can deny they are not the most famous 'luxury' watch brand, do they make the 'BEST' watches...er no..
With the 8 vs X argument imagine if they just said ok its iphone X ONLY at £72 a month....most people would not be happy with that for sure, the 8 is 'slightly' cheaper and for many will tick the box - they are a business and the core of the business is to make money no matter how the fan boys want to view it...its a business...cha ching...cha chig.....its a technology business!!.
'IF' thats what you want go ahead...IF you dont - dont its simple.
Same with their mac operating system after a certain time they just no longer support the older machines, having worked for a software company I get whey they do it - having to always make everything backward compatible with old hardware can be a mare of a job to do, yet trying to please everyone with the newer functionality and expose the much better hardware at the same time - as much as I hate apple and the other HUGE companies they are always going to have the same issue.
Technology should be a cutting edge business pushing pushing pushing...thats how it will progress, do you really think in the scheme of things they really want anyone still using an iphone 5? perfectly good phone for most people, but in the scheme of things technology moved on massively.
Apple is now mainstream thats the issue, years ago it was fan boys only now its for anyone and be it great or not lots of people have an iphone, jesus my brother in law now has one hes a knuckle dragging neanderthal!!!, apple like it or lump it the market leader...its like Rolex, as a brand no one can deny they are not the most famous 'luxury' watch brand, do they make the 'BEST' watches...er no..
With the 8 vs X argument imagine if they just said ok its iphone X ONLY at £72 a month....most people would not be happy with that for sure, the 8 is 'slightly' cheaper and for many will tick the box - they are a business and the core of the business is to make money no matter how the fan boys want to view it...its a business...cha ching...cha chig.....its a technology business!!.
l33th3tr33
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I've always upgraded every 2 years when my contract expires so I jump a model each time and I'm still only impressed with the look and feel of the phone, everything else is the same. Regardless I'm off to o2 now [emoji23]
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It's the public blindly accepting what you have described above and falling for this feature rich / bogged down with bad programming that is the problem here. Sucking it up only makes it worse.
On top of that, it's the absolutely laughable state of the software they push on us that really gets me. If we're forced to pay for all this new crap, shouldn't it actually work? Shouldn't they stop taking away useful features so they can add on more crap that makes their products "seem" better than the others. It's all bollocks mate. We're being fed a line.
And yeah, let's throw our hard earned at them while we're at it.
You're right, it's a business, they just want our money. The whole world is moving towards being conned right left and centre. I'm getting closer by the day to voting with my feet.
Absolutely its a choice dont like iphone - sell it buy something else! its only a phone hardly worth getting upset about, sometimes and i think we are all guilty of it we lose sight how lucky we are to be able to afford a nice car and a nice phone in the first place these things just get so taken for granted nowadays..
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It's the way it's all wormed into our lives and how they dictate how we use them and how often we need a new one.
Just noticed this morning one of my favourite apps (a game) has now fallen by the wayside with iOS 11. Why should they decide I can't use it any more? What is in the operating system that causes a stand alone program with no need to download anything or connect to the internet to stop working? Why should they decide we need to spend £7/800 every two years?
Imagine going to start up your Clio one morning and it runs like a bag of nails because Renault want you to by a new one? Imagine wanting to keep on running a petrol car? Tough shit, we're all going to be electric very soon. No choice. And why? Not because it's better, because the big guys have realised they can force us in that direction sooner than we need to and they'll do very handsomely out of it.
It's a con. Backwards compatibility could be easily written into future software to allow a line in the sand position. Why isn't it? They wouldn't get as much money. Why isn't there a cure for cancer yet? We spend more on war. Hell, why isn't there a cure for a cold? We all just need to shut up and keep buying beechams and lemsip and cough syrup (which has been proven to do absolutely cock all, Boots shelves are full of it...)
Lots of things could be better, last longer and less expensive to the consumer. They're not because they want our money.
It's like going into Tesco where you have to do your own checkout now. A fuck load cheaper for them. Do I get a discount? No, they're essentially fleecing me for more money.
Adobe software. You used to be able to buy them individually. Now you can't. You have to have everything and subscribe to an update based service, like it or not.
As for having a choice, we don't really. We're dictated to. Boils my piss.
Don't poke the bear mate!
