My only problem with Apple at this point is that they're just a little too excited. They rush on and trip over their own releases. They just gotta slow down a little and put in a good automated quality control.
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 28, 2015, at 3:23 PM, Christopher-Mark Gilland <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Totally agree. Actually, it works quite well. > > Chris. > > --- > Check out my web site at: > http://www.clgproductions.net > ----- Original Message ----- From: "The Believer" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2015 1:11 AM > Subject: Re: starting to get irritated by IOS 8 > > > It ain't broke now. iOS 8.2 is on both my iPhone and iPad. > > From The Believer. . . > By way of the Chariots of the > Gods cameth the Aliens who > dwelt amongst the humans, > and bringeth much knowledge. > >> On 3/27/2015 7:48 PM, Pamela Francis wrote: >> I too have an Ipad 2. No way would I put IOS 8 on it. I am a firm believer >> in if it isn't broken don't fix it. Apple broke it. >>> On Mar 27, 2015 12:53 PM, "Jon Solitro" <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I still haven't upgraded to iOs 8 on my iPad 2. I'm still running iOs 7. I >>> found a handwriting recognition app that needs iOs 8 to install. Should I >>> update, or can I expect slower operation? >>> >>>> On Wednesday, October 15, 2014 at 3:38:48 PM UTC-4, Yuma Decaux wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I don’t know about yall, but I have an iphone 6 with IOS 8 and I have to >>>> say that the experience is less than stellar. Bugs everywhere, slower than >>>> on my iphone 5s, siri cut off midway then voice over not working, hang like >>>> slowness when getting out of an app. I have to say that I have started >>>> looking for alternatives as I feel like apple is trying to nudge things too >>>> much into the “let big brother figure out for you what you should like and >>>> do”. Point in case, that U2 debacle. Last weekend I was camping with some >>>> mates and I was going through some tracks after lunch, and those damn U2 >>>> tracks kept popping up like annoying ads. Really don’t want some band >>>> pushing their crap on my life experience when I shelled out 1200 dollars >>>> for a phone that is supposed to do things for me. Not the other way around. >>>> Sure, U2 has some great songs. But their current 50’s midlife crisis moans >>>> aren’t my style, nor inspire me. I can listen to that when I go into an >>>> apple store and wait for a genius to tell me my future. >>>> >>>> Seriously folks, I’m not just going off on a rant, and for those of you >>>> who want to reply by being defensive for apple, just remember a few basic >>>> things: >>>> 1-You are customer. Customer is king, you are not serving apple. Apple >>>> makes money off you, take 30 percent of the cut on your music production or >>>> app developement with their platform. They serve you. Not the other way >>>> around. >>>> 2-Apple is not god almighty. Apple has great people that collectively >>>> create experiences. At the helm, a few individuals decide on the direction >>>> of that experience. Personally, I don’t trust Tim Cook that much in giving >>>> us a good experience. That Johnny Ive sounds like a pompous marketing guy >>>> with design skills I cannot trust as head of human interface, a software >>>> division, coming from someone who used to make toilet seats. The only one >>>> or ones I can trust in this are frederici and some of the younger engineers >>>> presented at the last apple showcase. but they don’t have enough say yet, >>>> so we’re stuck with all that flash graphical transition animation style >>>> crap instead of truly clean, efficient and snappy interfaces. >>>> 3-There are other choices out there, but I have no idea what. Sometimes I >>>> wish I was sighted again so that I can really be part of the process of >>>> creating real interfaces for everyone. It’s frustrating to know that most >>>> companies follow what is standard and forget that standards are meant to be >>>> broken and updated. Not broken at the cost of the buyer, no. If it’s >>>> broken, it should be free, such as what google offers. Buying a 3000 dollar >>>> piece of hardware to get clunky experiences and moments where you want to >>>> throw that damn thing out the window and never touch it again is clearly >>>> not what I call good experience on a computer. More and more of my friends, >>>> mac users, both sighted and visually impaired, agree with me that apple is >>>> starting to rot in terms of presenting it’s image. It’s not an underdog but >>>> a huge bulky oil tanker that can now only manuver slowly with a battalion >>>> of lawyers behind murmuring at the chief’s ears, the latter being probably >>>> more complacent than should be, thus giving us this weird awkward show each >>>> year now with a barely straight talking TIm Cook who sounds like he never >>>> had a girl friend chill time or something seems amiss in him. Some soul? >>>> Something. Whatever the case, I don’t really dig the style apple is >>>> portraying. It’s becoming a disney world presentation with oooohs and aaahs >>>> when the tech behind is quite literally lagging. No visionary stuff, when >>>> this qualification should by now, from all the sci fi, the research and the >>>> graduations of bright people, should lead us much farther in terms of >>>> actual interaction with a computer, and let’s not forget screen readers. >>>> >>>> Anyway, off for my morning coffee. Have a great day yall >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Yuma Antoine Decaux >>>> "Light has no value without darkness" >>>> Mob: +612102277190 >>>> Skype: Shainobi1 >>>> twitter: http://www.twitter.com/triple7 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to [email protected]. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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