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As a counterpoint, before the iPhone came out, it was standard practice to wipe the PDA Phone (usually Windows Mobile) when doing a software upgrade. Can you im
by wallflower 13y ago
As a counterpoint, before the iPhone came out, it was standard practice to wipe the PDA Phone (usually Windows Mobile) when doing a software upgrade. Can you imagine the average consumer dealing with this engineer-designed nonsense? My boss at the time was persuaded to try a Windows Mobile phone by a very adamant - she lasted a month.
Google search for "Caution: Installing this update will delete all the information on your PDA Phone."
Contrast this with OTA upgrades of iOS 7 and 30% adoption within 24 hours and the Android 4.2 OTA upgrades (global adoption rate obviously lower) ...
- slantyyz 13y ago> As a counterpoint, before the iPhone came out, it was standard practice to wipe the PDA Phone (usually Windows Mobile) when doing a software upgrade. While you make a valid point of the state of OS upgrades at that time, I'm not sure this is a counterpoint to where and how people got apps.
- wallflower 13y agoI agree. More of a parallel - getting apps now is on device OTA - before it required a tether to a desktop. Pure mobile is cloud + identity + device.
- slantyyz 13y agoFunny thing - I still buy all my mobile apps from iTunes and Google Play on the desktop. Old habits die hard.