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<blockquote data-quote="AUZambo" data-source="post: 1185975" data-attributes="member: 22414"><p>You don't think it's silly that Windows users didn't have a problem at all using their new iPhone, while I was forced to upgrade my OS?</p><p></p><p>Nothing like spending $600 bucks for my 3rd and 4th iphones after I had already spent $2000 for a MBP several years earlier only to find out I had to go out and spend more money to upgrade my OS to make syncing the phones possible.</p><p></p><p>I don't think I'm over reacting at all. It was a huge inconvenience and a cheap way for Apple to get more money out of their current customers. If apple wanted to make life difficult, it seems they'd do that for people wanting to sync their phones to a windows computer. Why in the world would they release a phone that's incompatible with their own computers?</p><p></p><p>I read this after responding to the other post. This makes more sense that producing a new product tied to an old OS may limit its potential. Why in the world wouldn't Apple explain that to me when I called them about it? They simply said I had to upgrade the OS and offered no other explanation. </p><p></p><p>Also, while I'm pretty tech savvy, I'm far from a programmer and don't understand the limitations/possibilities afforded by certain OS. However, I still find it odd that if I was running a 4 year old Windows computer I could sync my phone just fine. If it works with old windows computers, is it really that difficult to make it work with an older mac?</p><p></p><p>Like you said, it was a minor cost - just $30 - but the inconvenience of it is what really irked me. It just seemed like a silly way to make people upgrade their OS.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AUZambo, post: 1185975, member: 22414"] You don't think it's silly that Windows users didn't have a problem at all using their new iPhone, while I was forced to upgrade my OS? Nothing like spending $600 bucks for my 3rd and 4th iphones after I had already spent $2000 for a MBP several years earlier only to find out I had to go out and spend more money to upgrade my OS to make syncing the phones possible. I don't think I'm over reacting at all. It was a huge inconvenience and a cheap way for Apple to get more money out of their current customers. If apple wanted to make life difficult, it seems they'd do that for people wanting to sync their phones to a windows computer. Why in the world would they release a phone that's incompatible with their own computers? I read this after responding to the other post. This makes more sense that producing a new product tied to an old OS may limit its potential. Why in the world wouldn't Apple explain that to me when I called them about it? They simply said I had to upgrade the OS and offered no other explanation. Also, while I'm pretty tech savvy, I'm far from a programmer and don't understand the limitations/possibilities afforded by certain OS. However, I still find it odd that if I was running a 4 year old Windows computer I could sync my phone just fine. If it works with old windows computers, is it really that difficult to make it work with an older mac? Like you said, it was a minor cost - just $30 - but the inconvenience of it is what really irked me. It just seemed like a silly way to make people upgrade their OS. [/QUOTE]
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