Jonathan, I really appreciate your posts on this topic. I'm not so sure about consumer laws protecting U.S. consumers in this instance. I admit that I, like 99.9% of other users, did not read all that legal stuff that you agree to when accepting a software license. I have certainly written Apple expressing my displeasure at the automatic download of the os upgrade without my requesting it. And, to whomever it was that tried to equate this with automatic security updating, it is hardly the same thing. This is an entire os we're talking about, want it or not. Not at all the same as a specific security patch. I understand that Google does push out updates of its apps and of the os, if you have a Nexus device. I'm sure you can turn off the app updates but not so sure about the os updates to the os itself. I think those are automatically downloaded with no possibility of turning the download off, just like Apple. But just because companies do it doesn't make it right.
Jonathan, I also wanted to say thanks for putting out your book and making it available on the first day. I read that first thing, and what you had to say in there was one of the factors that led me to hang loose and wait to read user reports of their experiences of the new os. I and others have made the point that one of the reasons we buy Apple products is that they are suppose to "just work". That means you lose out on some customizability, because you are relying on Apple to provide an a1 experience. I know some people are loving ios 7. And whether one decides to go for it or not after reading all the different posts is a matter of personal choice. But having been around ios since the iPod touch 3rd gen, I have to say I can't remember any release of ios that has caused so much ongoing discussion about what I at least would consider serious drawback to the upgrade. I'm not talking about new ways of doing things, e.g. the app switcher. I'm talking about degraded performance, at least for some, with Siri. And there is the focus jump issue which some seem to experience more than others, etc etc. I hope that some of this stuff gets resolved with the next release of the iOS, and if it does, then I'll install at that time. It is still way better than Android IMHO, even if you have a Nexus device, which does get immediate upgrades as Google releases them. But again, this is not exactly what I expect from "it just works". If I were a heavy braille user, I'd be tearing my hair out at the lack of really excellent braille support. This is a mature os, and braille support should be more robust than it apparently is. It still beats Android. But so what? Apple has so much cash on hand that it could certainly afford to make "it just works" a fact on the ground for even the small number of folks who use braille and the somewhat larger number who rely on VoiceOver speech. I'm ok with my 4S on ios6. I have no dictation issues, as in, can't do that for you right now. No problems using Siri to make phone calls. And I don't have focus issues, and that's a huge deal for me. Happy to wait and see if this stuff gets fixed. If they offered me a downgrade path, I would upgrade and see if I get lucky. But since they don't, forget it. Mary Mary Otten [email protected] -- 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.
