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Bug in iPad: 1,000,000 million hits on Google with 1,000 solutions Bug in any of the other Nix tablets: 12 hits, all of them from people like me asking for sol

by chime 17y ago

Bug in iPad: 1,000,000 million hits on Google with 1,000 solutions Bug in any of the other Nix tablets: 12 hits, all of them from people like me asking for solutions Question I have to ask myself is do I want to save $2k upfront and spend countless hours some day in the future supporting the device or just pay a higher price and get a stable appliance that I don't have to worry about.

moe 17y ago
Bug in iPad: 1,000,000 million hits on Google with 1,000 solutions I call myth. That's only true when you happen to hit a bug that apple was generous enough to fix. Otherwise you're not only on your own but usually you can't do anything about it. There are plenty of examples, like this gem, which is afaik still unfixed (after 6 months or something): http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10365239-263.html http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10365239-263.html How do I know about it? Because I'm affected and it forces me to reboot my snow leopard every once in a while. And going by the number of reports I gather it's not just me. The related apple forum thread has hundreds of posts... Bug in any of the other Nix tablets: 12 hits, all of them from people like me asking for solutions That really depends on how popular your device is and how obscure a bug you hit. If the tablet is running linux then most bugs will likely be in software components that are also used on other hardware with a much larger userbase. And most OSS projects, at least those surrounding the kernel, have quite active communities, with mailing lists and open bug trackers. Don't get me wrong, I agree that there are reasons to go for the iPad over other tablets - but this is not one of them.
bioweek 17y ago
Counterpoint: my mac stopped seeing my iPhone. There was no advice on the internet on how to fix it. I'm completely lost at what to do. I can't upgrade the phone's software, and can't load new songs, I can't backup my phone :-(
- cpr 17y ago
  Go to Apple's support forum for iPhone and detail your problem. You'll get plenty of help there. (Of course, first scan the forum for similar problems and use the given advice.)
- jesnell 17y ago
  Happened to me a month ago. There was in fact a lot of information on the net on how to fix it, but none of the suggestions worked. In the end only a full reinstall of OS X (done for unrelated reasons) fixed it for me.

by chime 17y ago

moe 17y ago

Bug in iPad: 1,000,000 million hits on Google with 1,000 solutions I call myth. That's only true when you happen to hit a bug that apple was generous enough to fix. Otherwise you're not only on your own but usually you can't do anything about it. There are plenty of examples, like this gem, which is afaik still unfixed (after 6 months or something): http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10365239-263.html http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-13727_7-10365239-263.html How do I know about it? Because I'm affected and it forces me to reboot my snow leopard every once in a while. And going by the number of reports I gather it's not just me. The related apple forum thread has hundreds of posts... Bug in any of the other Nix tablets: 12 hits, all of them from people like me asking for solutions That really depends on how popular your device is and how obscure a bug you hit. If the tablet is running linux then most bugs will likely be in software components that are also used on other hardware with a much larger userbase. And most OSS projects, at least those surrounding the kernel, have quite active communities, with mailing lists and open bug trackers. Don't get me wrong, I agree that there are reasons to go for the iPad over other tablets - but this is not one of them.

bioweek 17y ago

Counterpoint: my mac stopped seeing my iPhone. There was no advice on the internet on how to fix it. I'm completely lost at what to do. I can't upgrade the phone's software, and can't load new songs, I can't backup my phone :-(

cpr 17y ago
Go to Apple's support forum for iPhone and detail your problem. You'll get plenty of help there. (Of course, first scan the forum for similar problems and use the given advice.)
jesnell 17y ago
Happened to me a month ago. There was in fact a lot of information on the net on how to fix it, but none of the suggestions worked. In the end only a full reinstall of OS X (done for unrelated reasons) fixed it for me.