I’m sure for most of you tech junkies like me, this week was eventful amidst the recent death of Steve Jobs. There was just so much going on. Sadly though, without him.
It involved the public release of Apple’s iOS 5 and the epic fail-ness of RIM, allowing blackberries all of the world to be useless. Multiple days in a row. My apologies if you were affected by this.
I’m always amazed by the response of the world when major tech news is made. This week was no different. During the launch of iOS 5, the world, as expected, drooled with anticipation. While at work, I kept an eye on Twitter and what was making news on the major tech blogs. I didn’t fail to notice the following:
-Notable Twitter trends during the day– Downloading iOS 5 & Error 3200
–Mashable’s article opening up the floor for readers to share their experiences dowloading the new software
-TechCrunch’s post noting that ‘Error 3200’ was a TT
-At my own job, where I analyze and create social media content for an American Cable provider, I was searching on Twitter for what people were saying about the service. Users were compaining that this cable provider’s Internet wasn’t working fast enough to download iOS 5. I thought this was crazy!
Like I said, entertaining. I find it ironic that tech news could make news about how people respond. About how they respond to the speed at which they can download something. About how the speed at which they can download something becomes one of the most talked about things on a major social media platform. It’s bizzare when you really think about it.
I don’t want to be in trouble for saying it’s bizzare though. I understand that what came with the upgrade is worthy of making a big deal about on Twitter. I’m just going to say that I’m jealous of you Apple fanatics who get to experience the cool, new features while I’m stuck with my Android and Windows 7 PC.
With that said, though, I wonder. Did RIM and Blackberry’s outage benefit Apple as it released iOS5? Even just a little? I totally think so, at least in the sense of getting people to talk about tech related stories. Even though this story was mostly was a mockery at RIM, as well as Blackberry users, and in turn became a window of opportunity for Apple to flaunt its own brand. As always, however, business is business– Apple sure isn’t complaining.
Now since I can’t offer you a worthy review of iOS5, even though I’ll admit I’m thinking of switching to an iPhone and maybe even getting an iPad this holiday season, I’d like to open this up to you!
What do you think of the new software? Does it give any implications as to what will come when we finally see the iPhone 5? Does Android have to start fighting a little bit harder?
