Sometimes I think people whine just for something to do! Consumers needs to start using their brains and actually reviewing an application’s compatibility before spending cash on an app. It’s not Apple’s job to babysit your phone.

Then all you naysayers will realise what a vast upgrade this actually is.

@MattyFresh, let us know what company you “own”, then I’ll make sure I don’t buy anything from you…

“my mom”, “my friends”. Are you sure you’ve left pre-school?

“That’s Apples way of saying, “Please upgrade so you can get one more new feature, and a bit more speed.”

To which I say F$&K YOU, APPLE!!!

It’s my understanding that the jailbroken 3G phone can only achieve 15 frames per second.

So it that is true, maybe Apple just doesn’t think its good enough to put their name on.

Just a guess.

interesting.

I did NOT know there was http://www.twitvid.com

I jokingly search it and there it was wow. thats crazy.

i own an audio company and i write up bids all day then my secratary types them up so no need simple as that

Weren’t you the guy that used the word “hectoring” the other day?

I generally agree with your “let the buyer beware” assessment of the problem of incompatible apps.

I was just thinking that, since Apple has taken it upon themselves to prevent any apps except those that 1) come from the app store, and 2) meet with Apple’s approval, haven’t they already assumed something very close to this burden?

I also have no clear idea of how much they do know about my Phone when I purchase an app. I understand I can have more than one device on an account, and if I purchase on the computer they don’t know where the app will be installed. (BTW: I never purchase on the computer any more). If I purchase from the phone, do they not know just about everything about the device?

I’m not saying Apple should take control of this, but it could become more of a “Service” they might choose to offer in iTunes as future devices make the problem more acute.

Please learn to spell and to punctuate. Sheesh.

Maybe you dont have all the devices to test on, so you just work the current and move up as more devices or protocols come out. I understand that model of development too, and in the end you should be focusing on the newest version.

@icebike

“Should Apple let you buy and install an App they know you can’t use?

All of us phone geeks might not make this mistake, but with greater and greater market penetration there will be some who might.”

Really I dont think that should be put onto apple. Its like going into a store and buying a video game. Getting home and going, oh crap my computer sucks I can’t run this. Sure those people that dont know any better do exist, but there is nothing the developer does with the exception of putting the requirements on the box. Its there for you to read check it out. Thats my thought on it. Why should apple have to adjust their systems to check what device you have. Hell you could have all three, so is it going to have to use a backend system to verify that I am installing it on the right piece of hardware? On the other hand Apple does collect a lot of info, and it may be easy for them, but really is it their fault if you dont look at the specs of the app first?

Too many variables, be a smart user and look into the info. Thats all I got to say.

i completely disagree and you give no supporting facts other than to say batter life well mom just got the palm pre and it has no problem doing mulit tasking and such the battery life is terrible but it still does it i guess my problem is at least give me the option and let me decide not apple and i think cycorder is a great program and i dont see apple making anything better and i recorde video all the time and it has no effect on my battery life i charge at night a never need a charge before bed what ever time that is i even let me friends play with it so your excuases hold no merit at all

Surely these complex page loads cost way more.

Lets buy more stuff from the TiPb store so they can afford more bandwidth and a bigger server. This site pretty much slash dotted itself during WWDC.

This is the same reason why we don’t have multitask. They can do it in the 3G since they’re using a PC’s OS. However, the 3G has terrible battery life as it is and allowing multitasking will only drain it faster. So, Apple could do a lot of things if they choose to but will not until it can be done to their satisfaction.

Should Apple let you buy and install an App they know you can’t use?

All of us phone geeks might not make this mistake, but with greater and greater market penetration there will be some who might.

Anyone who doesn’t do this is just a lazy developer. :/

http://tinyurl.com/ms6xaw

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/09/06/11/whyapplekeepsiphonespecifications_quiet.html

Keeping up with video and speed changes, as discussed here http://www.theiphoneblog.com/2009/06/10/iphone-3g-opengl-es-20-hardware-accelerated-graphical-goodness/#comment-50896 are one thing, but dealing with totally different equipment is quite another.

AppleInsider suggests that the 2G phone was able to fake GPS good enough for some applications by using tower and wifi connections. But new cameras push the limits of that as does the compass.