No. Everyone had the choice to upgrade or not buy a new device with iOS 7 on it.
wouldn't allowing it mean the first step towards fragmentation of an OS? Something Apple users to this day (fortunately) didn't have to bother with?
As others have said, Apple didn't force anyone to upgrade. Maybe be patient and research before diving in to a new iOS.
There IS a choice. You exercised it when you clicked the Update Software button. If you don?t want it, don?t do the upgrade. And definitely don?t upgrade the moment you see the link. Do the research and then make your choice. There were tons of articles and reviews out within days of the initial beta release... and certainly a plethora of reviews, praise and criticism were published everywhere long before the 09/10/13 GM release and the 09/18 GA release.
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.
Only if a developer chooses to offer it. And in many cases where the app uses server communication they can't offer it because the API to the server changed and the old version wouldn't work at all.
It is. A developer had a choice to offer old versions or not. Yes I'm in the developer program so I know this for certain.
You did pay for the device... you did not pay for the OS. Apple gives that away... year after year. For free.
As others have said, Apple didn't force anyone to upgrade. Maybe be patient and research before diving in to a new iOS. But expecting Apple, and 3rd party app developers, to spend money to continually support people who want to flip flop to older versions of the already free OS is asking a bit much. If you had to pay for new versions of iOS, like Windows or OS X... then of course, switching back is and always should be an option. I'm sure Apple would be fine with charging for iOS if you really want to go that route.
You missed his point entirely.Only after reading the reviews... and we?re talking about upgrading an operating system on a phone, not buying a car. But I suppose the phrase caveat emptor applies to both situations.
Do you just go around pushing buttons and clicking links without understanding what you?re doing or what the effect will be?
It is. A developer had a choice to offer old versions or not. Yes I'm in the developer program so I know this for certain.
You missed his point entirely.
With the millions of iPhone users, many aren't very tech savvy. If you've ever dealt with any type of tech support, even for friends, you would know this. I've had friends that spend 45 minutes on a call with someone before getting the user to admit a monitor is unplugged.
Spyware exists, in part, because many people do just click what they see.
While Pappy, and you, may not click buttons and links without thinking about consequences, that's not a valid counter to "many do click buttons and links without thinking about consequences." It's entirely possible a large group of people still click without thinking even if the two of you don't.
He used the car analogy because it's a decision you'll stick with. You dismiss it, but don't take the time to realize that the decisions aren't all that different. A car costs more, but can be sold easier than a locked phone. The length of time that decision will stick with you can be less than that of a phone. Both are devices you'll likely use frequently. As such, they're decisions you should be happy with.
You've given a lot of "tough. They chose it. They should deal with it." types of responses. Do you have any legitimate reasons to prevent the downgrade or are you just generally angry? I can guess why Apple doesn't allow it. But, none of their reasoning has ANYTHING to do with what you've said in this thread.
Don't you test drive a car before you buy it?
Car = Thousands of dollars
iOS 7= Free
You're confusing two questions. The question posed is "should they?" This doesn't always share an answer with "will they?" Whether or not they will is entirely irrelevant to the question the OP posed.Apple doesn’t allow it now. Why would they?
The support issues would become unmanageable - for both Apple and for app developers. People who don’t understand what they are doing when they click SOFTWARE UPDATE aren’t going to understand why they can’t see anything from their computer when the monitor is unplugged.
I would venture that the majority who want to be able to "go back" want to do so to be able to jailbreak (or preserve a jailbreak). If they are going down that road, odds are that they already know what they are doing and how to do it.
What about the new devices? You get the new iOS with the new hardware. You don’t have an option to install any previous versions of iOS. Should I be allowed/able to install iOS 5 on my new iPhone 5S because I like the way it looks or like the way it does this or that? Imagine the fragmentation that would result... and the support effort to (try to) keep everyone happy. It will never happen. It’s part of Apple's business model - a walled garden with specific limitations. You knew it when you bought into the ecosystem. And a large part of that ecosystem is the smooth consistency that provides the customer with a quality experience. Apple sells hardware and and licenses software bundled into a single, polished piece of kit. And part of the premium that you and i paid was to bring us that experience.
You chose the walled garden with its limitations for a reason. Now own it. You pushed the big red update button, and now you have to own that, too. Otherwise, where does it end?
@Fausty82
"I would venture that the majority who want to be able to "go back" want to do so to be able to jailbreak (or preserve a jailbreak). If they are going down that road, odds are that they already know what they are doing and how to do it."
I disagree with that assumption. I believe that the majority would probably be older, less techy people.
All that I am saying is that Apple should give a couple of weeks leeway, just to allow people to try the new version, and then roll back to their previous version if they don't like it. Two weeks after the new version release, Apple stops signing on the old version. Would that be so hard?