Its how you force people to buy new gadgets. Use your updates to slow down the gadgets that were working fine for everyone till they must buy new.
Apple and Microsoft have been playing that game since they started in the biz.
Posted on 01/28/2015 10:52:49 AM PST by Star Traveler
Forget the post-PC era. The Mac just continues to get bigger. For its fiscal 2015 first quarter that ended Dec. 27, 2014, Apple sold 5.5 million Macs. That’s up 9% year-over-year and up 14% from the previous quarter and brought in revenue of US$6.9 billion.
Apple has gained market share verses Windows PCs in all quarters since 2005 but one. The Mac has surpassed overall PC growth for 34 of the last 35 quarters.The Mac’s unit share of the worldwide PC market has grown from 2.1% in 2005 to 5.5% in 2013. Apple’s U.S. market share is somewhere between 10% and 14%, depending on whose statistics you believe.
(Excerpt) Read more at appledailyreport.com ...
To each his own.
I was on those boards (the Apple forums) and what it came down to is that some people needed to reset their iPad to factory default condition by means of iTunes (not by way of the “Preferences” on the iPad). This would be a “clean install” thereby getting rid of corrupted files that had accumulated over time and/or any other corrupted system files.
In addition to that, it was reported that there were several apps that had not been updated yet and that they were causing severe problems with the system ... one such app being the Wall Street Journal app (but there were others, too). This was a problem caused by those developers of those apps.
BUT ... there was one thing that all users needed to do, if they were having some kind of problem. They needed to eliminate any possible cause being from a hardware failure (there were some of those). To do that, one needed to have Apple run their hardware check to verify it was okay. This is really the first step in the troubleshooting process, then you go to the other steps.
The bottom line is that the iPad 2 will run exactly as it was designed to run when it was new. Don’t expect the iPad 2 to run like the new iPads do, because those are DIFFERENT machines and are much more powerful machines, and have more DEMANDING operating systems to run ... like iOS 8.
The problem I see with a lot of iPad 2 owners is that they somehow expect their hardware to run like the “new hardware” of today ... which is really a super-stupid notion to have in one’s head ... :-) ... [iPad 2 will run like it was designed to run, when it was new, and NOT according to the new iPads of today].
Unfortunately, the apps primarily affected were Apple’s own browser (Safari) and the Apple e-mail app. NOt third party apps. Also, I’ve never owned or used any Apple tablet than then I-Pad II so I’m not comparing it with any newer version. I just wish it ran like it did when I bought it. That’s the only comparison I’m relying on.
The problem with these other apps which were causing problems is that they were not following the iOS 8 requirements that the developers were supposed to follow, and they were causing “system problems” as a result. Now, those apps you mention are tied in closely with the system since they are Apple’s apps (more so than developers are allowed to do). So when you have system-wide problems caused from those other apps (from developers not updating to iOS 8 requirements), you’re going to see it spilling over into those Apple apps. Others who had discovered exactly what apps were causing the problems, then reported that all their problems went away when they got rid of the offending app.
As far as running the way it did when you got it, you would need to stay with the same apps and the same version of the iOS. If you don’t you’re getting apps that the developers have made “more demanding” (on system resources) because the new iPads have the “power” to handle it, and so the developer “packs more into the app” because the “power” is there.
It’s the same kind of problem that people with desktop computers encounter, too ... and what I have encountered. I notice on my desktop computer that the newer operating system puts more demand on my CPU, and the reason why is that the new operating system is designed for the newer desktop models, which may have a TWO-TIMES speed increase. SO ... My desktop model slows down.
Now, one can tolerate these slowdowns, only up to a certain point - and they happen with each new operating system released. When the slowdown becomes too “painful” then the owner just goes out and gets the new desktop model. That’s the way it always has been since the first consumer desktop model computer came out.
BUT ... even though the iPad 2 is not as powerful as the new ones and does not have the RAM of the new ones, it is still able to run iOS 8, as we’ve seen from the reports from other iPad 2 owners ... but slower. It’s tolerable, and if I were to put a “number” on it for the iPad 2 model, I would say that you’re at about 75% of where it would be, if you just kept the original operating system and original apps.
This iOS 8 will probably be the LAST system upgrade allowed by Apple for the iPad 2. Apple will lock out any future system upgrades, because the iPad 2 will not be able to handle it, just like Apple has already done with the first iPad model. It’s already “locked out” for any system updates.
I guess "tolerable" is a subjective opinion in the eye of the beholder. And there certainly wasn't any benefit to IOS 8 to justify losing 25% of my unit's productivity. I'm sure that's OK for some and they can stick with Apple. It's not OK for me and I'll go elsewhere. To each his own.
“THAT” is simply the nature of “technology” and “Moore’s Law”. It hasn’t changed since computers were invented, and it applies to all companies.
Moore’s Law
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moore%27s_law
“It’s a good metaphor. Dell machine I use at work w Win 7 is a disaster. “
We have one PC in house because originally Quickbooks was a Win only program. Now it runs on the Mac, so the old Dell is just around in case we need to look at some historical data. My experience with PC’s is that they ultimately get bogged down with internal $hit and run ever slower until they die. Now Macs run Windows (if you want them to) but we just never bothered to move the bookkeeping data.
Apple is a good product and since it’s sole source you can be assured that architecturally, every one is the same. I do prefer to run MS Office though, in the software department Mac is lagging. Their S/W products that “replace” Outlook, Excel, and Powerpoint are inferior. Probably though because MS has so much intellectual property protection that it’s hard to make a decent product without infringement. All that said, I am not a fan of MS as a company and how they do business.
Nonsense. Moores law has to do with the increasing abilities of processors. It in no way justifies pushing a 2.5 gigabite update onto my harddrive withoug warning me that installing the update will rob my unit of 25% of its productivity. Had I been warned I would have been happy to leave things alone and stick with my ipad as I like it. But now the only alternative is, in the words of Apple tech support, to “upgrade my unit”. Which I think was the objective the entire time.
Question: “Why do the British drink warm beer?”
Answer: “Lucas refrigerators.”
No kidding! Jaguar’s were beautiful cars twenty years ago, but thanks to Lucas electrics ( and their electronic fuel injection system ), they were unreliable. When Ford took over, all that was changed when they installed US-made electrics and electronics.
I had a friend who had a V-12 Jag Roadster That engine was so unreliable that he put in a 454 Chevrolet V-8. Easy swap because the Jag had a GM Turbo Hydramatic 400 transmission so it bolted right up!
Moore’s Law is exactly why these things happen, and is applicable to ALL COMPANIES and thus has nothing to do with Apple alone. If you don’t want to recognize that “reality” of the situation in the tech world ... well ... I can do nothing further to help out.
Nonsense. Had I been warned as to the result of upgrading the OS I wouldn't have done it and "Moore's Law" would not have effected me at all. One can't justify decieving one's customers by claiming that technology advances. I've never lost 25% of an IT device before by upgrading the OS and Moore's Law was around back then too.
Its how you force people to buy new gadgets. Use your updates to slow down the gadgets that were working fine for everyone till they must buy new.
Apple and Microsoft have been playing that game since they started in the biz.
“It’s a good metaphor.”
How about this then. Mac users drive Prius’ and Suburus ...
I hate, hate, hate Windows 8.1. Had to buy a new computer for my business and it had to be a PC because of the software I must use which is not yet available on a Mac.
I wish I could find a way to downgrade my Windows software.
“Or you could go to Newegg.com and hand pick PC components that will blow away any Mac for a fraction of the cost.”
But aren’t you then building your computer? I don’t want to do that. To me a computer should be as simple as turning on the tv.
Which is why Apple is doing so well. Others feel the same way. It just works.
easy peasy
Nah...I like “it just works”
No fuss, no muss, no worries. As easy as your toaster. Why be a slave to your appliances?
I’m feeling the same way as you.
I drove a Prius once. Couldn’t see the instruments with my sunglasses on.
“But aren’t you then building your computer? I don’t want to do that.”
You get the New Egg bundle. Then follow the steps 1-2-3.
Took about an hour and this way I got the computer I wanted. Not a ‘compromised’ shelf unit.
“No kidding! Jaguar’s were beautiful cars twenty years ago, but thanks to Lucas electrics ( and their electronic fuel injection system ), they were unreliable. When Ford took over, all that was changed when they installed US-made electrics and electronics.”
Jaguar discontinued the Lucas ignition just prior to the Ford buyout.
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