Hi, Chris and all. With respect, Chris, while your points may well be valid for very old computer operating systems, I don't see how they can be valid for iOS. If you're thinking about security against adversaries outside Apple, then you already have several measures of protection including the app store review process, the sandboxing built in to the operating system itself, and the inability for any app to obtain root access which, as those who are trying to jailbreak will tell you, is not an easy thing to circumvent. All these apply just as much to six as they do to seven. If your security risk comes from a bad actor inside Apple, or from Apple itself, which I would say is the main risk with Apple products, then I don't think you can protect yourself while still using iOS. After all, the attack may be in the operating system code itself and can be just as easily secretly placed in six as in seven. As for support, you will probably want to restore the device before taking it to Apple anyhow, and if the device cannot be restored, the device has serious hardware issues and the os you're running won't matter to the resolution. Finally, in the Apple system backward compatibility is usually excellent. As it stands now, you're far more likely to get programs that don't support seven properly than those don't support lower operating system versions. Aman > On Sep 28, 2013, at 10:12 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. Also I have to say >> that Ios 7 brought many new things, things that will be so helpful for us >> using voice over, and every body who uses Ios 7. > > -- > Christopher (CJ) > chaltain at Gmail > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing [email protected]. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > [email protected]. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > [email protected]. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
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