[Cialug] No new OS for original iPhone

[Bryan Baker]

Correct. Original iPhone will be 3 when the new OS is released. The 3G  
will be able to run the new OS, but not use all the features (esp  
multitasking) mainly because the RAM in anything older is 1/2 what the  
current GS has. THere is no swap, so it all has to stay in RAM.

I have a 3G and will probably pick up whatever the new hotness is when  
my contract is up in July.

iPods always charge for big (feature adding) upgrades because they  
follow accounting rules that say they have to (on non-subscription  
items). THis may be changing, since I believe they did some re- 
jiggering lately.

On Apr 14, 2010, at 11:06 AM, Tim Wilson wrote:
> It's been 3 years.  The 3GS came out last summer, the 3G the summer  
> before, and the original the summer before that.
>
> This shouldn't be a shock.  Apple did something similar in that you  
> had to pay for v2.0 and v3.0 for the iPod Touch.  I'm sure those  
> users were shocked since they were used to getting free upgrades.   
> And as I recall, there were features in both major versions that  
> were not made available for the original iPhone.  Some may have been  
> technological reasons (no GPS), but I don't think they all were.
>
> But if you do have an original iPhone, you should already have  
> experienced some of this.  If you like to have cases on your phones,  
> good luck getting a case for an original iPhone.  Even before the 3G  
> came out, we had a hard time getting a case since everyone was  
> gearing up for the new size and shape of the 3G.
>
> On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Nathan C. Smith <nathan.smith at ipmvs.com 
> > wrote:
>
> http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/60034?source=NWWNLE_nlt_daily_am_2010-04-14
>
> From this I wonder: can extrapolate each iPhone will have about a  
> two year life span before being End-of-lifed?  Will things get  
> complicated once apps are available for iPhone 3 or iPhone 4, will  
> they continue to allow apps for the older OS to be sold?
>
> -Nate
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