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This isn't Apple's style. Apple has planned obsolescence. The other thing is that there has been over the air upgrades since iOS 5, so people do upgrade their
by jyap 14y ago
This isn't Apple's style. Apple has planned obsolescence.
The other thing is that there has been over the air upgrades since iOS 5, so people do upgrade their iOS version.
From my multiple app stats (thousands of users), less than 2 percent run iOS < 4.3.
98% run iOS 5 or higher.
- glenntzke 14y agoAlso note that the iPhone4 is now offered for free with most upgrade plans. If you have a 3G still kicking around on a regular plan, the upgrade path to (at least) the 4 isn't painful.
- tobyjsullivan 14y agoIt's not free per-se. It requires a 2-year commitment (3 years here in Canada). Agreeing to a 2-year commitment to get a 2-year-old phone is probably a bad deal (especially given Apple's lack of support for the less-than-4-year-old iPhone 3G). I don't expect a high percentage of people to go for that one.
- geon 14y ago> I don't expect a high percentage of people to go for that one. "People" are irrational. If you offer something "for free" today, with a long, expensive contract, they will be all over it.
- mikeash 14y agoIf they were planning to have a cell phone for the next two years anyway, then it makes little difference. The commitment reduces their choices, but if they weren't planning to change then it doesn't much matter.
- jarek 14y agoIf they were planning to stay with their current provider on their current plan, perhaps. Off-contract: Customer: "I'm thinking of switching to provider B as my bills are high." Provider: "I'm sorry to hear that, can I knock $15 off your bill?" On contract: Customer: "I'm thinking of switching to provider B as my bills are high." Provider: "Certainly, that'll be $200." (Or your remaining ETF amount.) But hey... free phone!