No. Everyone had the choice to upgrade or not buy a new device with iOS 7 on it.
This discussion has made me curious of one thing though... I wonder how ridiculous fast the iPhone 5S would manhandle its way through iOS 6 if it were 64-bit optimized
Wow...This is a great question. On the surface, it is easy for me to say yes, but I'm not so sure. What percent of customers would actually keep using the older OS if given the choice? Some would, but I don't think they'd be in the majority, and being that people want the latest and greatest, especially in regard to technology, why wouldn't Apple make it so that people couldn't revert back to older versions? Still, a part of me think that they should compromise and allow a 6-month or so timeframe for customers to make the transition to the latest version. Heck, I don't know. I haven't even had coffee yet....lol
I have mixed feelings on this as well. Looking at a most technical point of view & having the option to go back one iOS version could get sticky because, think about it. You update to the newest, you absolutely LOVE it the first week...your app updates start flowing in and yeeaahhh, let's get in those updates ! Lol. Fast forward, 2 weeks later. Not so happy anymore. Ok, well Apple will let you roll back from iOS7 to iOS6.1.3. GREAT!! Let's do it. BUT WAIT....what about those apps you use faithfully that are now only iOS7 capable.... Here's where the "uhh-oh" comes in. So then you have to roll back, but in addition, find new apps to replace the ones you faithfully used because iOS6 doesn't support them anymore. So no, not a good idea.
BUT WAIT....there's more lol.
Now, on the other side of th coin....yes I feel that you should be able to roll back. My reasoning being 1) some are really struggling with the way iOS 7 "flows" in and out. Getting motion sick from the animations. Or 2) users that are just really, really struggling with the overhaul of the iOS and perhaps anxiety is setting in (?)
It really is a hard coin toss to say if Apple should allow it or not....(if it were to ever become an option)
Now, on the other side of th coin....yes I feel that you should be able to roll back. My reasoning being 1) some are really struggling with the way iOS 7 "flows" in and out. Getting motion sick from the animations. Or 2) users that are just really, really struggling with the overhaul of the iOS and perhaps anxiety is setting in (?)
Simple fix. Apple should allow the ability to turn off features that cause physical issues like vertigo with the parallax effect. Stick the setting in Accessibility settings... oh, wait, never mind. They already did.
I'm of the opinion that you should be able to. You paid for the device and you should have the option to go back if you want.
I get that not everyone likes it. But the press is full of walk-throughs and reviews... with the exception of someone buying the new model of the iPhone, we all made the choice to upgrade. Maybe this is one of the reasons that iOS is one of the least fragmented mobile operating systems around...
There are a lot of older people that do not see walk-throughs and reviews. All that they see is that an upgrade is available, so they click on it. I think that Apple should hold the previous version open for reinstall for at least two weeks. Don't you test drive a car before you buy it?
There are a lot of older people that do not see walk-throughs and reviews. All that they see is that an upgrade is available, so they click on it. I think that Apple should hold the previous version open for reinstall for at least two weeks. Don't you test drive a car before you buy it?