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Without any software upgrades ever, the iPad will become the future IE. In fact, this is worse because of Apple's closed system they also won't allow 3rd partie

Without any software upgrades ever, the iPad will become the future IE. In fact, this is worse because of Apple's closed system they also won't allow 3rd parties to upgrade the software either. Huh? Citation needed. Apple didn't suddenly cut off App Store updates to iPad 1. Developers are free to support (or not support) iOS 5, just as they were with other iOS updates. Furthermore, are you remotely surprised by this? iPhones prior to iPhone 3GS aren't supported by iOS 5. Do you have the same issues with Android? There's a platform that's destined to be the "future IE". How many Android users are stuck on 2.2 or 2.3, with a horribly crippled browser? Finally, Apple does allow other browsers, audio players and other new types of software. They don't threaten Apple's platform, the bolster it. I'm not sure where you're digging up this FUD, but it's way off base.

rustynails 14y ago
I suggest we add Apple/Android criticisms to Godwyn's law. whenever anything negative is said about Apple, someone inevitably turns it into an Android bash instead. The same applies in reverse. In this instance, the grandparent was spreading FUD about Apple, so the usual Apple/Android digs have come out.
wmf 14y ago
Apple doesn't allow third parties to upgrade iOS's built-in apps. If you're running Windows XP you can replace IE6 with a modern Firefox, but if you're running an iPad 1 it's WebKit version whatever for the rest of time. (The only "browsers" allowed by Apple are basically thin shells around the built-in WebKit.)
harrylove 14y ago
> How many Android users are stuck on 2.2 or 2.3, with a horribly crippled browser? The answer is: most of them. ~90.2% are on Android 2.3 or below as of June 1, 2012[1]. [1] http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-ve...
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hammersend 14y ago
"Do you have the same issues with Android? There's a platform that's destined to be the "future IE". How many Android users are stuck on 2.2 or 2.3, with a horribly crippled browser?" You do realize that there are third party browsers on Android that have their own rendering engines that you can install right? You don't have to ever use the built in Android browser if you don't want to. I've found Firefox works quite well actually.
- philwelch 14y ago
  You could always install Firefox on Windows 2000, too. Didn't mean IE6 wasn't a major problem.

rustynails 14y ago

I suggest we add Apple/Android criticisms to Godwyn's law. whenever anything negative is said about Apple, someone inevitably turns it into an Android bash instead. The same applies in reverse. In this instance, the grandparent was spreading FUD about Apple, so the usual Apple/Android digs have come out.

wmf 14y ago

Apple doesn't allow third parties to upgrade iOS's built-in apps. If you're running Windows XP you can replace IE6 with a modern Firefox, but if you're running an iPad 1 it's WebKit version whatever for the rest of time. (The only "browsers" allowed by Apple are basically thin shells around the built-in WebKit.)

harrylove 14y ago

> How many Android users are stuck on 2.2 or 2.3, with a horribly crippled browser? The answer is: most of them. ~90.2% are on Android 2.3 or below as of June 1, 2012[1]. [1] http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-versions.html http://developer.android.com/resources/dashboard/platform-ve...

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hammersend 14y ago

"Do you have the same issues with Android? There's a platform that's destined to be the "future IE". How many Android users are stuck on 2.2 or 2.3, with a horribly crippled browser?" You do realize that there are third party browsers on Android that have their own rendering engines that you can install right? You don't have to ever use the built in Android browser if you don't want to. I've found Firefox works quite well actually.

philwelch 14y ago
You could always install Firefox on Windows 2000, too. Didn't mean IE6 wasn't a major problem.