XPost: misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.sys.mac.apps
Bill W wrote:
On Jul 22, 2022, Hank Rogers wrote (in article <news:ulFCK.588612$X_i.96107@fx18.iad>):
For the record, a full update clocks in at nearly 5 times that size.
He's psychotic. Too far gone to help. He will say it's another
apple clusterfuck. He will dismiss you as an iKook.
Neither of you understood what he said. It's not about size.
The release mechanism for iOS is different than all other computer release mechanisms (which is not about size but what's in each release).
It's no longer shocking that not only do iKooks know nothing about their operating system, but if you tell them any facts about it, they deny them!
They deny them without even _understanding_ them!
These utter idiots think it's all about file size because that's exactly
what Apple fed them to believe - and yet - it has _nothing_ to do with
that!
It has all to do with Apple designed a monolithic operating system update mechanism which is downright primitive and has huge disadvantages for users (with concurrent cost-reduction advantages for Apple, of course, as usual).
FACTS (for the permanent record & for future psychology research to ponder)
1. These are four references which back up the assertion that iOS is
not only _different_ from all modern operating systems, but the fact
iOS is monolithic means there are huge disadvantages to the consumer
(with concomitant huge advantages for the Apple mothership, of course).
*Apple Needs to Change How the iPhone Updates* Jul 26, 2021
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https://debugger.medium.com/apple-needs-to-change-how-the-iphone-updates-6c4b1659c740>
"*iOS updates are monolithic*; the operating system
must be updated all at once, and the phone restarted,
rather than updating the individual apps that need fixing."
*Apple's native apps need to finally break free from iOS updates*
By David Price, Editor, Macworld, JUN 28, 2022
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https://www.macworld.com/article/796615/standalone-native-app-updates-ios.html>
"Updating your iPhone or iPad is like buying a newspaper.
*It's a package deal: you either take it all or walk away*
with nothing. Individual app updates in particular are
perfectly suited to a pick-and-mix approach, but
*that's not how iOS works*. If you want the Mail update,
for example, you have to download iOS 16."
*Why Apple should provide standalone updates for native iOS apps*
9to5mac, Jan. 21st 2022
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https://9to5mac.com/2022/01/21/heres-why-apple-should-provide-standalone-updates-for-native-ios-apps/>
"*If there were a way to update the native iOS apps separately*,
iPhone and iPad users could already download the latest version
of Safari that is not vulnerable to the bug."
*What Are the Key Differences Between Cisco IOS and IOS-XE?*
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https://www.packetcoders.io/what-are-the-key-differences-between-cisco-ios-and-ios-xe/>
"*the entire IOS has to be upgraded,*
*rather than individual components*
resulting in disruption to the entire system
2. When informed of those facts, the iKooks flatly denied that these
facts even existed (and yet, just as the earth is round, flatly denying
facts doesn't change the facts that those facts are still facts.
Why?
I don't know why.
I suspect by flatly denying all facts they don't like, the iKooks
can maintain their completely imaginary belief systems intact.
And yet, the fact remains that these iKooks brazenly and instantly
claimed that all facts about Apple they don't like... are wrong.
Without even _understanding_ them!
3. Furthermore, much like flat earth proponents, the iKooks supplied
nary a single reference to back up their claim that all facts about
Apple they happen to hate, must be wrong.
Hence, much like flat earthers still believe the earth not a sphere,
these rather strange iKooks still believe iOS is not monolithic.
Notice their belief system isn't backed up by even a single fact.
Not even one.
And yet, they _strongly_ believe in this imaginary belief system.
Why do iKooks brazenly deny all facts about Apple they simply don't like?
I don't know why.
I suspect that facts instantly destroy the iKooks imaginary belief systems.
But that alone doesn't explain why iKooks deny out of hand all facts about Apple they hate. However, what _does_ explain iKooks is when you compare
them to flat earth proponents since there is essentially no distinction.
Q: What do iKooks and flat earth proponents have in common?
1. They all own a substandard IQ
2. None of them have any education to speak of
3. But most importantly, all have their ego deeply invested in a lie
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REFERENCES:
*Apple Needs to Change How the iPhone Updates* Jul 26, 2021
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https://debugger.medium.com/apple-needs-to-change-how-the-iphone-updates-6c4b1659c740>
"Google can rapidly fix security flaws and make improvements,
without needing to convince people to reboot their phones,
or really know the update was installed at all.
*They get security fixes constantly*, regardless of if the
flaw is in the Messages app or the Phone app."
"*iOS updates are monolithic*; the operating system must be updated
all at once, and the phone restarted, rather than updating the
individual apps that need fixing."
"*This method of updating feels outdated* and doesn't make much sense
in 2021; you wouldn't expect an update that adds new features or
security to Slack's chat app to require a computer reboot, yet iOS
requires this for every update to the core apps on your phone, and
is likely why many people put off updating until they get tired of
tapping the 'update later' button."
"The reality, however, is that Apple could make its customers' lives
so much easier if it unbundled its operating system and made it
more modular, *it's just choosing not to*."
*Apple's native apps need to finally break free from iOS updates*
By David Price, Editor, Macworld, JUN 28, 2022
<
https://www.macworld.com/article/796615/standalone-native-app-updates-ios.html>
"At the moment, updating your iPhone or iPad is like buying a newspaper.
It's a package deal: you either take it all or walk away with nothing."
Individual app updates in particular are perfectly suited to a
pick-and-mix approach, but *that's not how iOS works*. If you want
the Mail update, for example, you have to download iOS 16."
"Cut individual apps from the iOS apron strings and they can
push updates as and when it suits them. Users get new features
on a timely basis, Apple gets to take one more advantage
away from Android"
"*Apple's antiquated iOS update* policy is locking users
out of crucial app updates.
"Apple already makes some exceptions to the package approach.
Security updates, for example, are considered too important to
be kept from older devices, and we periodically report that
Apple has released a patch for a previous version of macOS or iOS.
The company recognizes that setting a blanket hardware compatibility
requirement isn't fair or efficient for security - but there are
many more cases where a piecemeal approach would help."
*Why Apple should provide standalone updates for native iOS apps*
9to5mac, Jan. 21st 2022
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https://9to5mac.com/2022/01/21/heres-why-apple-should-provide-standalone-updates-for-native-ios-apps/>
"the company sometimes fails to deliver bug fixes and security
improvements as quickly as possible to its users because
*it needs to update the entire system to fix those things*.
It's past time for Apple to offer standalone updates
for native iOS apps."
"If there were a way to update the native iOS apps separately,
iPhone and iPad users could already download the latest version
of Safari that is not vulnerable to the bug."
*What Are the Key Differences Between Cisco IOS and IOS-XE?*
<
https://www.packetcoders.io/what-are-the-key-differences-between-cisco-ios-and-ios-xe/>
"*the entire IOS has to be upgraded, rather than individual components*
resulting in disruption to the entire system (unless you have the
expensive dual-supervisor hardware)."
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