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Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by kyriakos »

kyriakos wrote: post #42
jcromartie wrote: post #38

It's still the same thing it was when it came out, and that is: amazing. You're talking about a 10" handheld touchscreen with wifi and a battery that will last a month when sitting on the coffee table or bedside stand. It puts the entire internet at your fingertips and it can be used to do almost anything you want. It's freaking Star Trek, but since it's 2 years old and it won't get some OS updates we think it's garb…

the problem is that your apps no longer work because most of them are based on online services which changed their interfaces and communication protocols by now but won't install on an older version of iOS. This is the case with iPhone 3GS too.

i believe this is what makes the difference with android though. there's always a strong community that usually comes up with roms a long after the OEM quit. Even on obscure chinese-made CPUs you can find today ROMs running the latest versions of android.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by Too »

mannkind wrote: post #11

What did it do before that it doesn't do now? Did it suddenly stop working; wifi, bluetooth, etc ... dead? Are all the apps suddenly iOS 6 only? No. Stop being so damn dramatic.

> If you update an app to an iOS 6 version in iTunes on your computer and then try to sync your iPad 1, the old version of the app will just get removed from your iPad 1.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by nicholassmith »

padobson wrote: post #44

I switched from Windows to Mac in 2004 when I started college. A year after I graduated, I switched to Linux, and I haven't looked back - and this article illustrates the reason as well as anything. The lifecycle for Apple devices are far shorter than their PC and Android counterparts. When I abandoned my PPC Mac in 2009 and suffered through iTunes withdrawal (read: wrote off the ~$500 in music and movies I had bough…

Not necessarily, I bought a Macbook just over 5 years ago off eBay that was about a year old, I gave it to my girlfriend. Still going strong, issues with the battery (not Apples fault, battery wasn't looked after) and maybe it needs some new RAM. My iPhone 1 went to my Mum, then my cousin, then my nephew. There was at least 3-4 years of life out of that.

I'll probably trade up my iPhone 4 to a 5 purely for the better camera to save lugging a DSLR as well, but then it'll go to my girlfriend and it'll get used for another year or two.

This is compared to having to constantly try and sort my girlfriends Android phone (she gave in just within a year of ownership and sold it), and the question I get every 14-18 months of "What laptop should I get? This one is so slow now".

Lifecycles are determined by the user, not by a company really, people who buy on cycles aren't being forced to buy it, they want to buy it.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by marze »

I still use my 1st-gen iPad daily, and am always impressed by its beautiful screen. The OS updates it's got since initial release have improved the web browsing substantially. My wife has the retina iPad, which has an even more beautiful screen, but I can still switch back and forth.

I'm not bummed at all it can't handle the latest OS; in no way is it a paperweight. But, when version 4 comes out, I'll upgrade for sure.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by akadien »

zarify wrote: post #40
akadien wrote: post #9

I've had the same experience with a 1G iPad. Within the past few months or so, the browser started crashing frequently for no good reason, and the device has slowed down considerably. I am a soft-core iPad user and stick mainly to mobile web apps or Google apps. Pity because I like the device's form factor. After this and other weirdness with my Macs, my next purchases will most likely have names on them like "Roku",…

I'm curious as to what the upgrade situation is with Android devices and apps. Do developers just keep support for legacy versions in their apps? If so, do all the people sporting the new hotness have to put up with that. On the Mac side of things, all those I've owned have kept up with OS upgrades surprisingly well, so I don't know that they should be bundled in with this. I'd sooner lose a hand that go back to a Wi…

I have a similar situation (linux server for work and Macs for everything else). I manage media through iTunes, stream through two AppleTVs, and use MacBooks, an iMac,and iPhones. Newer Apple products don't seem to have the longevity that older ones do (my iMac is circa 2007). I'm not sure I make enough money to afford upgrading my Apple infrastructure on a two-year cycle.

I've also noticed battery life in the iPad has degenerated, and it takes a looong time to recharge. That's another new trick.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by anonymfus »

sneak wrote: post #12
panda_person wrote: post #3

The moral of the story is to simply not update older Apple devices. My brand new 4th gen iTouch was slow and buggy a year ago running iOS 5 right out of the box-I don't see why people think its worth the risk updating.

The big reveal of the article is that iOS6 is _not_ supported at all (and indeed won't install) on the iPad 1. He goes on to say that as apps are updated to require version >= 6, your iPad 1 stuck at 5.x will become useless. I think his conclusion is bullshit (e.g. I can still word process on a 286 just as well as I could the day I got it - brick it is not). Did you even read TFA?

>I can still word process on a 286 just as well as I could the day I got it - brick it is no

1982 — 80286 introduced;

1985 — obsoleted with introduction of 386;

1991 — Linux created without 286 support;

1992 — last 286 clone by AMD produced;

1992 — introduction of OS/2 2.0 without 286 support;

1995 — introduction of Windows 95 without 286 support;

2002 — official support of Windows 3.x dropped.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by s_henry_paulson »

kyriakos wrote: post #42
jcromartie wrote: post #38

It's still the same thing it was when it came out, and that is: amazing. You're talking about a 10" handheld touchscreen with wifi and a battery that will last a month when sitting on the coffee table or bedside stand. It puts the entire internet at your fingertips and it can be used to do almost anything you want. It's freaking Star Trek, but since it's 2 years old and it won't get some OS updates we think it's garb…

the problem is that your apps no longer work because most of them are based on online services which changed their interfaces and communication protocols by now but won't install on an older version of iOS. This is the case with iPhone 3GS too.

I agree with your first sentence, but Apple is supporting IOS6 on the 3GS.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by akadien »

padobson wrote: post #44

I switched from Windows to Mac in 2004 when I started college. A year after I graduated, I switched to Linux, and I haven't looked back - and this article illustrates the reason as well as anything. The lifecycle for Apple devices are far shorter than their PC and Android counterparts. When I abandoned my PPC Mac in 2009 and suffered through iTunes withdrawal (read: wrote off the ~$500 in music and movies I had bough…

I concur. My five year old iMac is just beginning to feel aged, whereas my two year old iPad and Mac Book are nearly ready for donation to the city. Thanks for sharing your positive experience with Amazon; that is helpful to me.

Re: Why iOS 6 Just Turned Your iPad 1G Into a Paperweight

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Post by [deleted] »

kyriakos wrote: post #42
jcromartie wrote: post #38

It's still the same thing it was when it came out, and that is: amazing. You're talking about a 10" handheld touchscreen with wifi and a battery that will last a month when sitting on the coffee table or bedside stand. It puts the entire internet at your fingertips and it can be used to do almost anything you want. It's freaking Star Trek, but since it's 2 years old and it won't get some OS updates we think it's garb…

the problem is that your apps no longer work because most of them are based on online services which changed their interfaces and communication protocols by now but won't install on an older version of iOS. This is the case with iPhone 3GS too.

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