Hi, Yup. I No. I was referring to around only 10% of all IOS devices running IOS 6 after 3 months. Like I mentioned in a earlier post in this thread, the adoption rate of IOS 7 is already over 50% after only 1 week.
Ricardo Walker [email protected] Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Sep 29, 2013, at 3:47 AM, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote: > Ricardo, > > There are already a lot more than 10% of iOS devices running iOS 7 and by "a > lot more" I mean "a lot more". > There is always a difference between the percentage of devices running iOS 7 > which can run iOS 7 and the total number of iOS devices which include iPhone > 3GS and iPad 2 or older generations of iPods. As far as iPods go, that > number is neglicable since a lot of people buy iPods, but not nearly as many > as buy iPhones or iPads. > I think the statistics will show that there will not be a lot of iPad 3GS > and iPad first generations out there any more compared to the total number > of iOS devices. I have a friend who is very proud that he had his 3GS for 4 > years, but he said right now his battery lasts about 2 hours after he > unplugs it and he is going to upgrade to a 5S shortly. I think many 3GS > users will feel that way so maybe right now there are still quite a few iOS > devices out there which can't upgrade, but in even 4 or 6 months that number > will be a lot less and even now well over half of all allegeable iOS devices > are already running iOS 7 and that is less than 2 weeks after the release. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Ricardo Walker > Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:17 PM > To: viphone > Subject: Re: About iOS 7, is it really so bad? was: Apple now forcing iOS 6 > holdouts to upgrade to iOS 7. > > Hi, > > Sure. But if only 10% of all devices are running IOS 6 in say 3 months, why > would a developer bother with 10% of his potential user base? > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Sep 29, 2013, at 1:07 AM, eric oyen <[email protected]> wrote: > >> most of the devs might have to maintain some backward compatibility as > there are those of us who have older devices that won't support iOS 7. Sure, > I have an iPhone 5, but I also have a 3GS here as well. I use the 5 as a > portable hotspot and the 3 has all my music and navigational apps on it. > seems ridiculous, but the 3GS has far more memory available to it. So, there > you go. >> >> -eric >> >> On Sep 28, 2013, at 10:03 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >> >>> Hi Mary, >>> >>> I think it depends on what we mean by support. I don't think there will > be any more updates for IOS 6 if that's what is meant here. In a week, the > adoption rate for IOS 7 has already gone over 50% In a month or 2, this > rate will more than likely be around 90%. At that point, I don't > thinkdevelopers will really care about making sure their apps work with IOS > 6 or not. So in that way, I can be IOS 6 not being supported in the not too > distant future.. >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> [email protected] >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Sep 28, 2013, at 1:55 PM, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Christopher, >>>> I don't believe it is true that Apple no longer supports iOS six. There > are too many devices out there that still use it. For example, the iPod > touch fourth-generation. I still have an old iPad that I can't upgrade past > iOS 5 thanks to Apple. There are certainly apps I can't use anymore, but > many many apps still work fine on the iPad. So until I see something from > Apple that says they will no longer support iOS 6 at all, I'm not going to > believe it. >>>> Mary >>>> >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On Sep 28, 2013, at 7:12 AM, Christopher Chaltain <[email protected]> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> I don't think this is the only reason to or the only criteria to use to > determine to upgrade or not. Apple isn't supporting IOS 6 any more, so you > won't be getting updates or security fixes for IOS 6. I haven't seen a > statement on this, but I doubt you'll continue to get Apple support if you > keep running IOS 6. App developers will also stop supporting IOS 6. >>>>> >>>>> On 09/28/2013 01:02 AM, Aman Singer wrote: >>>>>> Hi, Sieghard and all. >>>>>> I don't think that iOS 7 is particularly bad, but that isn't, >>>>>> IMHO, the standard I would judge it on. The only reason to >>>>>> upgrade, at least for me, is that the upgrade will be better than >>>>>> what came before. If it's better, and I mean better on the whole, >>>>>> taking everything into account, then it's worth the upgrade no >>>>>> matter what bugs are in the system. The bugs just reduce the >>>>>> quality, if other things raise it, the update is fine. As it >>>>>> stands, I think the question is whether iOS 7 is better for any >>>>>> particular user than iOS 6.x. That's something each user will have >>>>>> to determine for himself, and it's something which is specific to >>>>>> him. That is, iOS 7 is worth the upgrade to me because things work >>>>>> better with my Bluetooth to hearing aid bridge. For someone who >>>>>> doesn't use such a bridge but who's like me in everything else, it >>>>>> may not be worth it. For someone who hates the old app switcher, it > may be great, and for someone who loves the way mail is displayed in the old > mail program it may be horrible... You get the idea. >>>>>> Aman >>>>>> --Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] >>>>>> On Behalf Of Pablo Morales >>>>>> Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 4:54 PM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: Re: About iOS 7, is it really so bad? was: Apple now >>>>>> forcing iOS 6 holdouts to upgrade to iOS 7. >>>>>> >>>>>> Well, I just have a complain about Ios 7. It makes my iPhone 4, a >>>>>> old iPhone of 16Gb, a little bit slow. Also, some times I try to >>>>>> open apps, and they just doesn't open, and I guess is it because >>>>>> the Ios 7 is too heavy for the processor of my old iPhone 4. >>>>>> But in my iPhone 5, it works much better, and the slow thing that >>>>>> I feel in my iPhone 4, is imperceptible. Also, the last update, >>>>>> fixed the issue that I had with the time, or it is that I am >>>>>> feeling so far. 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