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Another incremental fix. Really?

Bazza1

Bazza1

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I appreciate the deepest, most ingrained Macoloytes won't have it, but with Apple today releasing a fix to the current iOS (much like they did earlier this week to MacOS on certain MacBooks), one wonders how long they can honestly keep calling these patches 'software updates'. They've traditionally tried to hide sloppy programming with this term (after first denying it's an issue until it hits the press online) - remember when they used to make fun of Microsoft Windows for just such occurrences - but with developer 'seeds' of the Next Great Patch out on almost the same day as a full release iOS, its like they're not even trying anymore.
 
liftedpsd2010 said:
Who cares? Find an Android phone that is still being updated 5 years later. I mean you are bitching about the littlest crap. Go outside and enjoy life.
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Oh, I admit that Apple is okay about keeping their products in the hands of the consumer, but when you build the hardware, the OS to go on it and then vet all of the 3rd Party apps available on the Store, there should be a a lot fewer 'oops' moments when you do get around to producing something. Especially if you've had the OS / hardware doing the rounds of developers to find out where there are issues.

As for 'bitching about the littlest crap', well, if it was little crap, Apple wouldn't feel the need to patch (sorry, 'update') at all. And my 'go outside and enjoy life' rarely includes spending that time staring at my phone (as many seem to do), or trying to make it work as expected when I do.

And why is it the defenders of Apple have always used personal comments against the users who speak of the Company's deficiencies?
 
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Bazza1 said:
Oh, I admit that Apple is okay about keeping their products in the hands of the consumer, but when you build the hardware, the OS to go on it and then vet all of the 3rd Party apps available on the Store, there should be a a lot fewer 'oops' moments when you do get around to producing something. Especially if you've had the OS / hardware doing the rounds of developers to find out where there are issues.

As for 'bitching about the littlest crap', well, if it was little crap, Apple wouldn't feel the need to patch (sorry, 'update') at all. And my 'go outside and enjoy life' rarely includes spending that time staring at my phone (as many seem to do), or trying to make it work as expected when I do.

And why is it the defenders of Apple have always used personal comments against the users who speak of the Company's deficiencies?
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Lol personal comments? Why must someone just find stuff to nitpick. Did you notice the issues that they fixed? I haven’t noticed any big issues.
 
Bazza1 said:
Oh, I admit that Apple is okay about keeping their products in the hands of the consumer, but when you build the hardware, the OS to go on it and then vet all of the 3rd Party apps available on the Store, there should be a a lot fewer 'oops' moments when you do get around to producing something.
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Are you a software developer? Have you ever been a software developer? Software is written by humans. Humans make mistakes. Thus, software will always have "oops" moments. Especially in something as complex as an entire operating system. Not even Apple has the power to find and hire perfect humans. Your expectations don't match reality.

This has nothing to do with being an Apple defender. Android, Windows, Linux, etc. all have software bugs. For the same reasons Apple does. The only way to avoid bugs is to avoid writing code altogether.
 
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Likely each incremental release is a mix of fixes of various kinds so probably the correct term is software update.

But seriously you want to complain about the term used? If they called them patches you would be happy or somehow vindicated.

Lol. Just Lol
 
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iOS 12 incremental updates have been quite calm, you should have experienced iOS 11...
 
Bazza1 said:
Oh, I admit that Apple is okay about keeping their products in the hands of the consumer, but when you build the hardware, the OS to go on it and then vet all of the 3rd Party apps available on the Store, there should be a a lot fewer 'oops' moments when you do get around to producing something. Especially if you've had the OS / hardware doing the rounds of developers to find out where there are issues.

As for 'bitching about the littlest crap', well, if it was little crap, Apple wouldn't feel the need to patch (sorry, 'update') at all. And my 'go outside and enjoy life' rarely includes spending that time staring at my phone (as many seem to do), or trying to make it work as expected when I do.

And why is it the defenders of Apple have always used personal comments against the users who speak of the Company's deficiencies?
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Life just isn’t perfect. Neither is Apple, the best you can say is as a software developer they lean much closer to the perfect side then most others. I mean we would probably be on IOS 8 now if they tested it to perfection
 
Jimpilot said:
Life just isn’t perfect. Neither is Apple, the best you can say is as a software developer they lean much closer to the perfect side then most others. I mean we would probably be on IOS 8 now if they tested it to perfection
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And we'd still be getting updates nonetheless.
 
Ehm, "native" Android phones like Google's Pixel phones are getting one software update per month. So does Windows Client/Server, as well as Linux of any distribution...
We are living in times where software is more important and thus complex than ever before. Like it or don't. The times where you buy a phone or computer and you can easily stop caring about it are over, at least if you care a little about security and privacy.
 
Bazza1 said:
I appreciate the deepest, most ingrained Macoloytes won't have it, but with Apple today releasing a fix to the current iOS (much like they did earlier this week to MacOS on certain MacBooks), one wonders how long they can honestly keep calling these patches 'software updates'. They've traditionally tried to hide sloppy programming with this term (after first denying it's an issue until it hits the press online) - remember when they used to make fun of Microsoft Windows for just such occurrences - but with developer 'seeds' of the Next Great Patch out on almost the same day as a full release iOS, its like they're not even trying anymore.
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"Software update" sounds cooler, than "patches" or "fixes" as everyone would, mostly likely, get scared.
 
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