That’s strange, Scutter. Members of my family are variously using a 3Gs, a 4, a 4s, and a 5. . . and one member is even using my old, original 2007 first model iPhone with out the problems YOU claim sent you screaming to a brand new Windows phone. . . almost 3 1/2 years after the 3Gs was released! Most people upgrade their phones a bit more often than that. That 3Gs went through three FREE upgrades of its OS—all of which improved its capabilities and speed—while the vast majority of Android users got ZERO OS upgrades for their phones, and you are complaining????
Of course, the 3Gs and the original iPhone my family members are using are running the APPROPRIATE versions of iOS for them, not the latest version. . . they don’t have the hardware to handle it.
If you were going to buy a new phone anyway, why not buy an iPhone that could HANDLE the new operating system. That sounds like a no brainier to me. Most iOS upgrades make your iPhones run better AND faster, not the FUD you are throwing around. iOS 7 works fine on ALL iOS devices back through iPhone 4 forward, and the iPad 2 onward. No, it does not work for the 3Gs and back. Too bad.
You are a cruel...cruel person!
/sarc
Howdy Swordmaker!
I use a hand-me-down iPhone 4. Sounds like it is intended to work on a plain 4. Do you know a good page that has descriptions of any new capabilities and such. I probably won’t upgrade for a couple of months, as I generally think it’s best to let the rest of the world troubleshoot things before I make the move.