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Apple To Unveil iOS 6 At WWDC 2012
redletterdave writes "At next week's WWDC 2012 in San Francisco, Apple is expected to unveil new laptops, desktops, accessories, and software features for its Mac OS X platform. But on Friday afternoon, several pictures surfaced on Twitter showing banners released around Moscone West in San Francisco, saying 'iOS 6: The world's most advanced mobile operating system.'"
In before the Anti-Apple rants. I'll be at the event early Monday in line, wearing the Android and Apple logo making out t-shirt. Pray for me, as I'll be trolling the event the entire week with my free pass ;)
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It's like putting together an article proclaiming there will, in fact, be a next week next week.
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Yeah, people will hate that $0 upgrade fee.
If you can't convince them, convict them.
Can anyone zoom in enough to spot the price sticker? I reckon the charge to upgrade for existing users isn't going to go down too well...
The price sticker will probably say "Free".
Apple used to charge iPod touch users for some upgrades due to regulatory/accounting regulations. iPhone users were not subject to this regulation and were not charged. Apple wants people to upgrade iOS, they want as few barriers as possible to upgrades. They are actually somewhat aggressive in pushing users to the most recent version. They don't really want people out there running older versions.
Nobody sucks Apple's dick harder than Apple.*
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Nobody.
* OK, so technically that applies to the marketing department of, well, everyone who does marketing... but we're not discussing them now, are we?
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Can I run any software I want on my own device yet, without having to hack around security meant to give that control to someone else?
If not...no thanks.
If you don't have a smartphone, and you only played with an android, you don't know the difference.
Therefor, you are just a toy.
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GP said "I've used both".
I've also used both. There are nice things about iOS. It's definitely prettier (though ICS is damn slick) and slightly 'smoother'. For features that matter, though -- such as being able to use my own hardware the way I want to -- Android wins hands down.
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Can anyone zoom in enough to spot the price sticker? I reckon the charge to upgrade for existing users isn't going to go down too well...
The price sticker will probably say "Free".
Probably right, that is unless the upgrade is unavailable for your device (i.e. older iPhones), or breaks it. Under those circumstances, I contend the upgrade price will be the price of whatever phone Apple is pimping at the time of iOS 6's release.
Today Apple is offering an iPhone 3GS 8GB for "free" (with an AT&T plan) and it runs the more recent version of iOS. There will probably be a similar plan for iOS 6.
Personally I wouldn't be surprised if iOS 6 supports the 3GS. The 3GS is basically using the same CPU and GPU architectures as the more modern phones, unlike the discontinued 3G. So unless they want to go pure Retina display there isn't much reason to pass on the 3GS. Now if Apple does go the pure Retina display route then as an iPhone 5 is released the original 4 will probably become the "free" phone and offer iOS 6.
The last update upgraded my ATT iPhone 4S from a 3G to 4G! (*holds out phone* See, it says it right here on the bar at the top of the screen. See it?) So, I wonder what I can expect next. Whoa... I'm dizzy....
I have owned both (and used a number of ICS devices) and feel far more comfortable in iOS. Maybe that is familiarity, but most of it is fluidity. I have to use crappy Windows and Linux environments all day. Something that feels more fluid, consistent, and integrated is most welcome when I finish work and am reunited with my mobile devices.
The OS includes the APIs that the app writers use.
-- Two men say they're Jesus. One of them must be wrong. - Dire Straits
Yeah, I embraced smartphones as far as their ability to provide e-mail access, a web browser and GPS/map functions. Very useful.
Downloadable apps tailored for specific needs? Okay, that's cool.
Widgets, animated icons, voice command assistants, high-intensity visual effects... Now you're losing me.
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I've also used both. There are nice things about iOS. It's definitely prettier (though ICS is damn slick) and slightly 'smoother'.
And more stable. I only know 2 people in real life that have Androids, and in the short time I've seen each of them using the things, they've both had to restart them. Both whilst using them as Satnavs. I don't know if the instability is limited to sat nav - it's just the only time I ever see anyone using an Android. Oh, and the GPS accuracy in both cases was appalling too.
Why should you have to open an application to get the utility you want from your device? Seems like a rather arbitrary distinction to me.
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"The iPad already helps users write and share documents, track of financial data and create ready-to-go slide presentations, but Siri can also remind employees of meetings, help them perform research, or even set timers if they're working on a deadline. Because of the tablet's flexibility, the iPad can be perfect for all business settings, from small start-ups to large enterprises and beyond."
Wow Siri really offers some killer business features - reminders!!! This article seems like it was stretching to pat Apple on the back... Is this just a marketing handout disguised as a news article?
I thought we were up to IOS 15.0 now.
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As opposed to...? Do you know of a better method?
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So, just call it a plug-in for the OS. Otherwise, how else are you going to have arbitrary and open-ended functionality? Or would you rather you bought the phone and all it could ever do was baked into it on the day you bought it. That's what phones used to be like. Whatever happened to them?
iOS is pretty well engineered and has a good user experience. But "most advanced"? Its technology (Objective-C, Xcode, many of the libraries) come from the 1980's and haven't changed much. Technically, the "most advanced" is probably Windows phone, with its JIT compilers, C# 4.0, and all the other stuff. But "most advanced" rarely results in a good user experience.
What is your point ?.. I am now informed of your preference.. So I counter with (guess what ) similar qualifications as you have.. I've used the same phone OS's as you did, and I am more comfortable with Android.. I also run Linux at home, and work all day providing tech support to Windows and Mac users.. I can own and run whatever I want, and I can tell you if Mac OS and Windows (XP/Vista/Win7) were free, I would still be running my Linux.. But higher road, I won't call any of them crappy (although Vista is pushing it).. Here is the thing.. there is no "I win !", all of the operating systems we've talked about are very functional.. Some may be better for some people who are less functional, but that doesn't mean the OS or those that use it are better than the OS's or people who use something else..
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Whats your point? You just explained something everyone already knows. Yes its an opinion.. Duh ! Are you retarded? Did you think comments on a website were somehow scientific literature?
To get back on-topic. I am fairly interested in seeing what services Apple does end up replacing in iOS6. I guess the most likely is their mapping service. Suddenly location information is the new 'hot-cakes' as far as data-mining is concerned. Almost every freaking app is trying to get my GPS location.
On another note, I wish Apple would just buy the top 10 cydia tweaks/apps and just integrate them into iOS. After all, several hundred thousand users(or w/e the number is) have voted and are wiling to go through great lengths to jailbreak and get those features.
I'll sneak in a somewhat OT question here to take advantage of the expertise of the collective Slashdot hive mind:
- how will the prices for the 3GS and other available (unlocked) iPhones be affected in the near future?
- will the iPhone 5 announcement announcement also be at WWDC?
I'm looking to buy an iPhone 4S for my wife -- unlocked, of course, so we don't have to go begging for the freedom to put any microSIM we want into the phone -- and am wondering whether prices will drop in a few weeks after WWDC, especially if they announce the iPhone 5 with 3-D display and Siri-2 with the mind-reading features.
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I've been using solely Apple computers since 1993, and even I am sick of their dumbing down tactics. Many consider Lion to be a step backward from Snow Leopard, and even I consider the changes coming in Mountain Lion to be not in my best interest.
But what's really got my skirt in a bunch is that Apple has forced Craigslist app vendors to remove the ability to easily see the photos in personal ads. The apps that used to show them now either say no ads found, or the picture is greyed out.
The best feature of a new Apple product? A prominent button marked "LEAVE MY SHIT ALONE!"