One more thing… Goodbye from iMore

[FFR]

I'll tell what is a shame; After more than 15 years covering everything Apple, imore closes down and 40 people bother to comment. That in itself speaks volumes.

 

[TNT]

I'll tell what is a shame; After more than 15 years covering everything Apple, imore closes down and 40 people bother to comment. That in itself speaks volumes.

The inevitable end of toxicity .

 

[FFR]

The inevitable end of toxicity .

 

[TNT]

I shall very much miss this place, It has been too anodyne for a while, but I always look anyway !

I shall very much miss this place, It has been too anodyne for a while, but I always look anyway !

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I shall very much miss this place, It has been too anodyne for a while, but I always look anyway !

I shall very much miss this place, It has been too anodyne for a while, but I always look anyway !

 

[FFR]

First imore announces its closure, then Linus switches to an iPhone.

What’s going on

 

[Ledsteplin]

I'll tell what is a shame; After more than 15 years covering everything Apple, imore closes down and 40 people bother to comment. That in itself speaks volumes.

Well, I've been busy. But make it 41 now.

 

[Lee_Bo]

Future ruined the former Mobile Nations sites with their ads, and that’s mostly why I stopped coming.

Ads was a part of it. These new “writers” was another part.

 

[k1ward]

I'll make it 42.

 

[ksassy]

I’m riding it out with iMore until the very end when the wheels fall off and the lights go out

 

[Just_Me_D]

I’m riding it out with iMore until the very end when the wheels fall off and the lights go out

I’m with you.

 

[Wotchered]

I'll stay while I can.

 

[EdwinG]

I’m riding it out with iMore until the very end when the wheels fall off and the lights go out

Someone does need to win that “Last post wins” thread

 

[FFR]

I’m riding it out with iMore until the very end when the wheels fall off and the lights go out

 

[rex450se]

iMore closing brought back memories of what I think was a lot more exciting time in the mobile tech world. I remember Android, iOS, Windows Phone, PalmOS and BlackBerry all having a place in the market. I remember buying the first Android phone in the US, the HTC Dream, and rooting it and installing custom roms. I remember the first jailbreak tools for the iphone and having to go to the library to use their wifi because we didn't have wifi at home yet. There were great podcasts covering all of these different phone OS's. The performance and hardware technology jumps from year to year aren't nearly what they used to be. I still want the newest one though. I've never been very active, but have been a member for over 14 years. It's sad to see it go but I do find myself getting my information from other sources so I'm not surprised. It was a great run.

 

[Ledsteplin]

iMore closing brought back memories of what I think was a lot more exciting time in the mobile tech world. I remember Android, iOS, Windows Phone, PalmOS and BlackBerry all having a place in the market. I remember buying the first Android phone in the US, the HTC Dream, and rooting it and installing custom roms. I remember the first jailbreak tools for the iphone and having to go to the library to use their wifi because we didn't have wifi at home yet. There were great podcasts covering all of these different phone OS's. The performance and hardware technology jumps from year to year aren't nearly what they used to be. I still want the newest one though. I've never been very active, but have been a member for over 14 years. It's sad to see it go but I do find myself getting my information from other sources so I'm not surprised. It was a great run.

I used to go sit on a bench in front of a Mexican restaurant for wifi.

 

[HelloNNNewman]

Ads was a part of it. These new “writers” was another part.

I'll be brutally honest - I said when it was first announced that Future purchased the Mobile Nations sites, that they would ruin them. I pointed out that this is the history of Future and sadly is the typical process for them. They've purchased and ruined many amazing sites (that were favorites of mine) in the past and will sadly continue to do so.

 

[FFR]

Imore closing and Google being forced to separate google search and android. The world really is changing.

 

[Wyatt]

Very sad to see iMore go. I’ve been to a few of their events over the years back when Mobile Nations was in control. Met Rene and Georgia who are both awesome people. Unfortunately, iMore is just another victim of Future. That being said I will always have good memories of those at iMore I did interact with and those I didn’t you will be missed too as everyone’s work was quality which is something some of these big companies don’t seem to understand anymore.

 

[jmr1015]

I had the same iPhone 11 for 5 years and sort of ran out of enthusiasm to visit on a regular basis… but now that I got my new iPhone 16 i decided to drop by and see what’s going on here… sad to see iMore go.

 

[naddy69]

It just means the industry has matured. People have grown up. Young people are no longer "enthusiastic" about phones. They are just facts of life.

I have some magazines from 90 years ago (no, I am not that old) that were all about radios. Radio then was a brand new technology. There were lots of magazines with enthusiast "how-to" articles and lots of companies selling radios and parts, etc.

By 1960 they were all gone. Why? Because by then radios were a fact of life. By then, TV was brand new.

And so it goes. Phones are no longer "new and magical". Phones are now standard equipment, like light bulbs. There is nothing exciting for "geeks". Literally everyone on the planet has a phone and knows how to use it.

The question now is, how much longer is Windows Central going to last? Have you been there lately? It is all about games now, and how bad the computer game industry is right now. The "AI" hype is all gone. Thankfully.

All Windows game companies are laying people off. Again, people are growing up and no longer have time to spend 8 hours a day playing games on Windows. No one has a Windows PC at home unless it is for work. Any games being played are on phones. And of course Microsoft has no phones.

People have moved on from Windows. Windows games are no longer a focus for consumers. People today use Windows for 8 hours a day, 5 days a week for work, if they use it at all. After that, they go home to their phones/iPads.

"The Times They Are A-Changing".