Re: upgrade from iOs 7.0.3 to iOs 7.1.1
I suppose it's possible that I don't travel enough with my iPhone (I always take my phone when I go out, which isn't much) but it seemed to me that it was more cost-effective not to drop your phone than to buy a case. Although £20 doesn't sound like much, so I should probably think about it. I am quite precise in my hand movements and grip, and for me the phone is no problem to hold, but a fall is never entirely out of the question; still, it happens so rarely than when it does the worst that is required is some TLC with a damp cloth. Even that will probably change for the better when/if Apple starts replacing this aluminium finish (which, BTW, some people actually think looks better when it's scratched) with sapphire glass, which is both shatter-resistant and scratch-resistant.
As to jailbreaking, while I understand the stated reasons, I personally don't think it's worth it even for the supposed feature enhancements. Sure, iOS gives you a lot above Android as a platform even when you hack it to death, but Apple really have differentiated it on a technical level, both in terms of its interaction with the user (no file system, being a notable example) and under the hood (strong sandboxing, data protection, consistent process state).
Example: running processes. On Android or following a jailbreak, you are no longer certain that the following is true while you are at the home screen: the only processes running are those you have given permission to run in the background or as required, those that are part of iOS itself, and nothing else.
To me, this is such a critically important feature that jailbreaking messes up that I wouldn't want to jailbreak on a production phone just for that reason.
Now don't get me wrong. People have their reasons to jailbreak, and they are valid for them, and I'm not disputing that. And, indeed, the Mac and PC are open platforms, which clearly indicates that trusted software exists for ordinary people to use, without any kind of sandboxing. Still, I think that the care and attention Apple put into the architecture of iOS is worth a lot, regardless of what you may think of the lack of choices and flexibility. And of course I would be very glad if Apple added APIs (as, you notice, they are now doing) to hook more and more parts of the OS so more functionality could be added. I would be _extremely_ happy if Apple could remove itself as a dependency from the ecosystem. Nevertheless, I think a lot of what people credit iOS for basically comes down to setting and enforcing rules for behaviour, and the chaotic state of Android is proof of how well it works.
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