devildog820
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killakiz said:
THEN WHO WAS PHONE?
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iPhone OS 3.0 Preview: Today @ 10AM PST
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THEN WHO WAS PHONE?
devildog820
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rezuth said:
Yes. Verizon blocks bluetooth so you have to pay for their data charges and app prices. Apple just didn't support it yet, plus it's a free update on the iPhone.
krypt0nian
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rezuth said:
I want to know what changed in the world that they relented now? I thought email was fine?
huh Apple?
I cannot even muster up anger, I'm so pleased with the update.
devildog820
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drknite said:
The iPod Touch is a gateway drug.
Tranced Shadow
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I think the last time I heard my fan was when I tried sorting an array of six million random integers using three algorithms :lol
krypt0nian
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ThePeacemaker02 said:
Aye. Finally time to upgrade my 2G!
Jill Sandwich
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Apple haters are amazing. :lol
Looks like a fantastic update. Address almost all of the major issues and limitations people currently have- which is pleasantly surprising from apple. Wealth of new useful tweaks and features. Finally, OS3.0 looks like a matures, solid, and fully featured OS. Can't wait.
Potential for apps is now off the hook with the new apis and access to hardware.
Apple has been disappointing me lately with many of their decisions, but this was a win. I'm pleasantly impressed at what was revealed.
Now to wait.
Potential for apps is now off the hook with the new apis and access to hardware.
Apple has been disappointing me lately with many of their decisions, but this was a win. I'm pleasantly impressed at what was revealed.
Now to wait.
Freedom = $1.05
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Does the iPhone have wireless syncing w/ iTunes? This is one of the things I liked about my old Zune. Stupid ipod cable... Can't wait for mms!
killakiz said:
you're not looking very hard then.
lot's of A/V stuff does it. And on a SW level, some games even do it (DLC lulz).
Doesn't make it good, but it is out there.
Salmonax said:
meh
Did it seem like more of a 'nothing to report right now' or a 'it ain't happening - suck it'?
http://developer.apple.com/iphone/login.action is back up!!!
krypt0nian
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D4Danger said:
I'm putting it in your butt.
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
Juice said:
And getting buttfucked!
Was really hoping for background processes, because we use AIM a lot for work, and it would be nice to have it running on my iPhone without having to dedicate the damn thing to running AIM and absolutely nothing else.
That, or Apple really needs to build in their own version of iChat so I can stop using this god-awful official AIM client.
That, or Apple really needs to build in their own version of iChat so I can stop using this god-awful official AIM client.
All those posts detesting even the possible inclusion of copy-and-paste now sounds even sillier than they used to.
It was one thing to argue it wasn't totally necessary, but I remember someone going so far as to breakdown why it was a terrible, sinful idea to include it because he had big fingers or something. :lol :lol :lol
Good work Apple. My Japanese phone has cut and paste. iPhone can have it too. And it will. And I shall use it. Thanks!
It was one thing to argue it wasn't totally necessary, but I remember someone going so far as to breakdown why it was a terrible, sinful idea to include it because he had big fingers or something. :lol :lol :lol
Good work Apple. My Japanese phone has cut and paste. iPhone can have it too. And it will. And I shall use it. Thanks!
If you don't want it then don't buy it? If this pisses you off then sell it and buy a Zune or whatever the hell you want with your money.killakiz said:
It isn't like Apple is the only company that improves products. I actually think that most people should be ecstatic that they can improve their iPod or iPhone through a software update. If you don't think it is worth $10 don't buy it (and I am sure most of the people that bitch about this shit either don't have the iPod Touch or will just download some cracked copy of the update anyways).
I always find it very strange how some people have such hatred against certain companies. On this board it is usually Apple, MS, Sony and Nintendo.
Buckethead
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I have a feeling there's been a lot of douchebaggery in this thread, so I'll just say that the new features are exciting and Apple is slowly removing reason for haters to drink their hatorade. I dig it.
bionic77 said:
I'm as big an Apple fanboy as anyone (we're an Apple-only household), but it IS bullshit that the company charges for firmware upgrades like this. Especially when they're basically just OS tweaks and little functionality bells & whistles.
Edit: Think about it like this -
Weigh the money they will take in from iPod Touch users that buy the upgrade, Vs. the ire they're raising by charging them for it. I just don't see how that works out to be a net positive, for them. Give it away for FREE, and it's all hugs and kisses and positive Apple blog posts & tweets. Charge for it, and you get some marginal $$, but a lot of hate to go along with it.
rezuth said:
But this is just plain untrue. Each OSX revision has added major new UI and enhancements, ENTIRELY new software products (Time Machine, most recently), etc. This iPhone OS upgrade seems much more like a point release and not a full release.
To me it feels like Apple charging for 10.5.X , and X+1.
The bitching about the $10 iPod touch update fee fucking blows my mind.
This is a major OS revision. Not a minor update. It enables a ton of new features. You payed for your device knowing the features that it currently has. We iPhone owners pay up the ass every single month, which is probably why we don't pay for the updates.
Some of you are pissing your pants about the option of forking over $10 in several months if you want this new OS? A One time fee of ten whole fucking dollars, really, it enrages you that much? If that has an impact on your finances, then theres bigger things you should be worrying about than optional gadget updates. If you don't care about the new features, don't buy it. If you do care about them, $10 is absolutely nothing. The fact that you're posting on a gaming messageboard and own a touch is evidence enough that you don't live in the extreme fringes of poverty that should make you blink at this amount of $.
Bitching is often warranted. Its warranted when Apple rips all buttons off a music player and limits headphone choice. It's NOT warranted when you're given the option of paying $10 for a new frikkin OS once a year or so. Its a negligible amount of money, and you know it. Its bitching for the sake of bitching. Yes, everyone wants free shit, including me. But what Apple is asking isnt at all unreasonable given the context.
This is a major OS revision. Not a minor update. It enables a ton of new features. You payed for your device knowing the features that it currently has. We iPhone owners pay up the ass every single month, which is probably why we don't pay for the updates.
Some of you are pissing your pants about the option of forking over $10 in several months if you want this new OS? A One time fee of ten whole fucking dollars, really, it enrages you that much? If that has an impact on your finances, then theres bigger things you should be worrying about than optional gadget updates. If you don't care about the new features, don't buy it. If you do care about them, $10 is absolutely nothing. The fact that you're posting on a gaming messageboard and own a touch is evidence enough that you don't live in the extreme fringes of poverty that should make you blink at this amount of $.
Bitching is often warranted. Its warranted when Apple rips all buttons off a music player and limits headphone choice. It's NOT warranted when you're given the option of paying $10 for a new frikkin OS once a year or so. Its a negligible amount of money, and you know it. Its bitching for the sake of bitching. Yes, everyone wants free shit, including me. But what Apple is asking isnt at all unreasonable given the context.
Buckethead
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GDJustin said:
rezuth said:
Yeah. I echo this sentiment.
Any other phone/device doesn't update it's shit and add new features.
If you have the phone, you PAY per month. It's not really free.
Whereas the iPod Touch is one-and-done. How is that unfair?
And if they're little bells and whistles, then well you don't need to upgrade do you?
Not to mention if you are a fanboy, then why is it a problem to throw down $10?
goddam.
(wheres the kid who says goddam all the time?)
aparisi2274
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http://www.apple.com/iphone/preview-iphone-os/
FU APPLE!!! bad enough that I have been waiting for MMS on my original iPhone, a functionaly that I was able to get on a crappy RAZR phone back in the day, and now you are telling me that due to hardware limitations, MMS will only work on 3G? So now I am either forced to sit out and not use MMS or cough up the dough for a 3G.
FU APPLE!!! bad enough that I have been waiting for MMS on my original iPhone, a functionaly that I was able to get on a crappy RAZR phone back in the day, and now you are telling me that due to hardware limitations, MMS will only work on 3G? So now I am either forced to sit out and not use MMS or cough up the dough for a 3G.
WordAssassin
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By the time iPhone OS 3.0 comes out there will be a new iPhone as well. Then you can either get the newest iPhone or just upgrade to a refurb of the 3G. So stop bitching.
I disagree. I think you should be happy Apple continues to support their products so aggressively and $10 is not a bad price to get all the new features offer in the newest OS.GDJustin said:
If the updates were free I would imagine they would never add any new features for old products (the way most hardware manufacturers never do). If you are Apple-only household maybe you aren't familiar with it, but most companies just focus on the next product release so you should be happy that Apple continues to support your iPod Touch instead of only releasing these features for iPod Touch 3.0 as most manufacturers would do.
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