I used to sell and beta test for a few different Assistive Technology notetakers and screen readers. The development cycle was considerably longer. We usually had a six month to one year development cycle. If we did not release any updates, people became as upset as you all are right now because the companies were not doing anything to improve the products (according to the often and common complaints). Then, when we did finally release updates, people found bugs that we missed, or bugs that we caught using one way and fixed, but occorred because the person used an approach that never occurred to any of us.
So, what is the difference? Well, Apple fixes the bugs, usually in one to three months. The AT companies often took six months to a year to fix the bugs. Next, most people want the greatest and latest when they purchase new products. They are much less willing to purchase products which are a few years old. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: [email protected] Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone > On 25 Sep 2014, at 19:27, Pablo Morales <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hmmm, I think everything has a limit. Apple makes great products, even > though, it should not be a excuse to start doing this kind of things. Since > this last year, me and apple are very mad. Mad, because I am noticing that > for them, when they have a huge reputation, they want to sale more, and IOs > and other examples is something that apple is not testing enough, just to > make more money. > Anyway. I am very happy now, with my IOs 7.1.2, and you know what? > I have less than one year using this IOs 7.1.2, why I will install a new > release with bunches of bugs? > It doesn’t make sense. But it is my opinion, and I respect who wants to try > something new, when they know that IOs8 is getting a lot of problems, related > with the accessibility, and not with the accessibility. > > > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Ron Pelletier > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2014 12:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: iOS 8.0.1 is out > > Neal, > > I think that Apple is trying so hard to satisfy the people who are impatient > that they are cranking out the updates too fast and don’t have time to > properly check them. Having seen what has happened last year and this year > also, I still think that they feel that timing to put out the new product is > more important than coming out with the right thing from the get go. They > set themselves a deadline and go crazy trying to stick to it and the result > is what we get. > I guess they have evaluated that their reputation can stand the problems and > they seem to be right. No matter how many bugs there are, people seem to > forgive Apple for putting out a product before it is ready. When people camp > out on the sidewalk for two days to be the first to get the new product, I > guess you don’t have to worry about several dozen bugs. > > Ron & Danvers > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Neal Ewers > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 2:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: iOS 8.0.1 is out > > Hi, I applaud Apple’s quick update release. What is bothersome is that they > put out an update not knowing about the issue that caused them to pull it. I > bring this up only to ask a question. For those who are on the beta team, do > you get to see these updates first, or is the testing of these done in house. > This also raises the question of updates released that may, in fact, break > things that already work. I guess we will have to wait and see, but I am > curious about who tests the updates they release. > > Neal > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Alex Hall > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 1:21 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: iOS 8.0.1 is out > > FYI, Apple has just pulled the update. You can no longer get it; I imagine it > will be re-released soon with a fix for the problems on the iPhone6. > On Sep 24, 2014, at 2:14 PM, Trea Abma <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I updated and didn’t have this problems. I called voicemail and was able to > delete messages without the dial tone bug, so maybe this is solved. > > From: Rich Ring > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 8:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Cc: Rich Ring > Subject: Re: iOS 8.0.1 is out > > However, I’ve heard that some users are losing cell service and that the > update also breaks touch ID. I think I’ll wait! > > You can have an off day, but you can't have a day off! ---The Art of Fielding > Sent from my Mac Book Pro > [email protected] > > On Sep 24, 2014, at 12:52 PM, Gail the U. S. Male <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Yes, It sure is! I just saw the announcement in my iTunes. I'm downloading > it now, as I write this. I was trying to send a message to the list, but you > beat me to it. LOL! > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Cristóbal > To: [email protected] > Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2014 12:29 PM > Subject: iOS 8.0.1 is out > > Checking the changelong, there’s no specific mention of accessibility fixes, > but maybe those who install it can comment on whehter they notice any > improvements on their devices… > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the viphone list. > All new members to the this list are moderated by default. If you have any > questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a > member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators > directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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