Ok, I wasn't aware of the download happening automagically. I can live with 
that, as I have plenty of room, and it's actually a moot point for me in 
particular, as I've already installed. I think the word "forced" in the subject 
line of this thread gave this topic a bit of an emotional spin.

Teresa
On Sep 28, 2013, at 12:37 AM, Joseph FreeTech <[email protected]> wrote:

> For those who have not owned an IOS device since the release of IOS 5 of 
> course would not have any knowledge of how upgrades are handled. I think a 
> bit of a surprise is normal, but I also think the rage posted on here is not 
> normal since the upgrade does nothing to interfere with daily use of an 
> iDevice. Just my opinion, ok?
> 
> The literature on influence and persuasion is not new and is well 
> documented. I will say I found it one of the most interesting fields of 
> study in the social sciences.
> 
> Joseph
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "David Chittenden" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Saturday, September 28, 2013 12:13 AM
> Subject: Re: Apple now forcing iOS 6 holdouts to upgrade to iOS 7.
> 
> 
> Considering that this feature has been in place since iOS 5, I am surprised 
> by the vitriolic responses. When Apple first added this feature, it was 
> publicised as something like, Apple is now making it much easier for users 
> to upgrade their iPhones.
> 
> Well, these responses demonstrate very well how much people are not aware of 
> what their iOS devices are doing behind the scenes. And wow, so many are 
> having such a strong reaction to a very emotionally slanted article. It 
> makes for an excellent sociological study of how people are influenced.
> 
> David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
> Email: [email protected]
> Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On 27 Sep 2013, at 5:35, Mary Otten <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> I'm on,
>> I couldn't agree with you more. I am curious what the big feature in iOS 7 
>> is that convinced you to upgrade.
>> I myself have not upgraded I don't want to upgrade right now. I have a 
>> less buggy iOS 6 that works for me. And I am so angry at Apple that if I 
>> didn't dislike android so much, this stupid move on their part would be 
>> enough to make me switch over to the other platform. The Sendero upgrade 
>> for the GPS that works on iOS 7 is not yet out. I am pretty sure there are 
>> some other apps that also have yet to be upgraded. It is arrogant and 
>> controlling beyond belief that Apple should force a download onto anybody. 
>> What in gods name are they thinking? I know this sounds strong, and I 
>> suppose it is. But really Apple you are going to far this time.
>> Mary
>> 
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On Sep 26, 2013, at 10:12 AM, Aman Singer <[email protected]> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi, Chris and all.
>>> I would, Chris, respectfully disagree with what you say below. I
>>> neither like nor dislike change, but like change for the better and
>>> dislike change for the worse. I have upgraded to iOS 7 because it has
>>> one absolutely earthshaking feature which makes my use allot easier
>>> than it was. If that feature weren't there, I would not have updated.
>>> I have heard of very few things more foolish than Apple's downloading
>>> the update to the devices. People could want to avoid the program
>>> because of the bugs. They could be in a place with a satellite or
>>> other expensive connection and not want to download such a large file.
>>> This would be particularly nasty if the connection charged by the
>>> megabyte. They could have their disk nearly full and need to keep
>>> space open. They could have an older device which they don't want to
>>> upgrade though Apple says it can be upgraded. They could have an
>>> unstable network which may not like having large files downloaded over
>>> it. They could have a network which is constantly in use and is,
>>> therefore, very slow for downloads of large files. They could be
>>> avoiding the update because they like jailbroken devices. They may
>>> have applications which don't work, or don't work properly, on iOS 7.
>>> I could go on. There are tons of reasons not to upgrade, many of which
>>> are excellent.
>>> Aman
>>> 
>>>> On 9/26/13, Chris H <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>> I don't understand the hold out either and actually think this is a good
>>>> move on Apple's part. I know iOS 7 contain bugs, but all initial
>>>> releases of software, regardless of platform, will have bugs. They will
>>>> only improve not worsen over time. I have a few bugs myself in iOS 7 but
>>>> I cope with them and they are not deal breakers for me. I guess some of
>>>> us on here, as well as some of the general public, do not like change.
>>>> Well it's what it is so deal with it. And that's not me being harsh;
>>>> that's me being realistic.
>>>> 
>>>>> On 26/09/2013 16:15, Daniel Miller wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>> 
>>>>> For those of you who want/need to stay on iOS 6 for whatever reason, I
>>>>> come with some bad news.
>>>>> According to an article I’ll link to below, Apple is pushing the OTA
>>>>> update to 7 automatically to devices that don’t have 7 installed yet, 
>>>>> with
>>>>> no user consent, and no way to reclaim the lost storage space the 
>>>>> update
>>>>> uses when downloaded.
>>>>> http://appadvice.com/appnn/2013/09/apple-is-automatically-pushing-out-ios-7-to-holdout-devices
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