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Avoid fragmentation by just dropping support for older versions of the OS? Keep in mind, Apple occasionally charges for iOS upgrades, so requiring an upgrade e
by T-R 16y ago
Avoid fragmentation by just dropping support for older versions of the OS?
Keep in mind, Apple occasionally charges for iOS upgrades, so requiring an upgrade effectively increases the cost of your application by a nontrivial amount. Not all users want to upgrade, especially when upgrades degrade performance and have limited new features for older devices.
- Aqua_Geek 16y ago"Keep in mind, Apple used to charge for iOS upgrades, so requiring an upgrade effectively increases the cost of your application by a nontrivial amount." [FTFY] Apple attributed the fee to strange accounting rules (something dealing with when revenue is recognized - I don't exactly recall off hand) - rules which were recently changed. Just an excuse to milk some more cash out of iPod touch users? Maybe - I won't argue with you on that. But as of iOS 4.0, Apple no longer charges iPod touch users for updates. "Not all users want to upgrade, especially when upgrades degrade performance and have limited new features for older devices." Here is the real roadblock to updating. 4.0 has rendered my 3G frustratingly unusable. In my mind, those who haven't updated fall into three camps: 1. Those who jailbroke and haven't gone through the hassle of updating 2. Those who could care less about new features/aren't aware there is an update 3. As you mentioned, those who have older devices and don't want to update because of performance or development reasons