Why does Apple have to be so bloody difficult?

[Diddums]

Hi. It's Friday. I feel like moaning.

I have an old Ipad 2 from yonks ago, it was my wife's but I've adopted it for matched betting purposes. I have had an inherent hatred for Apple since forever, but my wife loves them so meh. So I've got this old ipad and I need to be able to receive texts on it.

"HI M8 MY NAME IS IMESSAGE K"

"Go away"

"LOLNO, ENTER APPLE ID"

"No, go away"

"I GO NOWHERE LOL, ENTER APPLE ID"

Go to settings, see how to turn this nonsense off. No setting there. To Google (interesting how it's one of their biggest competitors who has to tell their clients how to turn off their nonsense).

Update to latest ios.

Fine, whatever. Update. Hour later, done. Turn on ipad.

"HI M8, WHATS UR APPLE ID"

"No, just turn of and be a tablet"

"NO LOL M8, ENTER APPLE ID, LET'S BE BFFS N STUFF"

Plug ipad in to PC, let iTunes infest it with it's incessant whining and need to sync ALL THE THINGS LOLOLOLOL!

Ipad starts up.

Check messages.

"HI M8, WHATS UR APPLE ID"

"God ******* dammit, leave me alone"

Go to settings, turn off iMessage. Phew, thank **** for that. (you can probably tell by the little stars that I'm getting annoyed now).

Go back to messages.

"HI M8, WHATS UR APPLE ID"


There's going to be an ipad shaped hole in the window here very soon, I can feel it already.

Please abstain from bringing logic in to this thread. I want to be unreasonable and I feel like moaning so I'm not going to sign up for an Apple id.

 

[Gee]

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[dirtybeatfreak]

If you give me your Apple ID, I can help you get rid of those messages...

 

[Diddums]

Why won't this ******* thing just let me read my text messages without all the imessage crap?

 

[IronWarrior]

lol updating that is the last thing you wanted to do, it just make it slower.

 

[Mercenary Keyboard Warrior]

Apple wants to run/ruin your life, delete as applicable

 

[konicky]

Have to have a gmail account to use android so what's the difference ?

 

[wedrum]

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[Kiyoshi]

Glad I'm not the only one. I got my iPad 2 for free a few years ago, between that and iTunes it's probably the worst piece of technology I have owned in the last 20 years. It has been resigned to YouTube viewing whilst in the bath, and if the condensation accidentally makes it blow up and render itself useless or I drop it in the bath then oh well that's a crying shame.

 

[LOAM]

Apple think their user base are idiots

 

[Diddums]

OMG

On phone to Apple. It's even worse.

"Hi, can I help?"

"yes, please, my problem is x"

"Sure, can I have your name, email address, phone number, date of birth, blood type, next of kin, waist size, favourite colour"


FFS.

 

[Mobius 1]

My iPhone 7 is brilliant. Must be because it's out dated hardware.

 

[LOAM]

My ipod when plugged in to my computer once said "the ipod named phil and sarah's Ipod is not associated with this itunes account, please connect the ipod named phil and sarah's ipod". It then deleted all my music from Itunes on the PC. I've never used it since.

 

[Diddums]

My iPhone 7 is brilliant. Must be because it's out dated hardware.

Probably. Then again, I have used loads of outdated Android stuff in the past too and it just works. Apple can shove all their tech up their **** for all I care, hateful things.

 

[Matteysan]

Have to have a gmail account to use android so what's the difference ?

You only need a gmail account if you are using Google services, Otherwise no you don't need a gmail account to use Android.

 

[Rroff]

Apple cater to a certain type of user - you aren't one of them - get an Android device or a Windows tablet (though Windows 10 might introduce some of the same frustration).

 

[Puzzled]

Have to have a gmail account to use android so what's the difference ?

Yep think you need one to download apps, think only Microsoft let you get away without an account but it will still nag a little bit.

I was tempted to get a a cheap second hand ipad for reading pdfs and browsing web but I think their latest or upcoming update is going to kill a load of them off isn't it? (64 / 32bit compatibility issues with apps)

 

[hornetstinger]

Probably. Then again, I have used loads of outdated Android stuff in the past too and it just works. Apple can shove all their tech up their arse for all I care, hateful things.

Apple invented everything. Everyone else copies.

Apple invented round and square sides, and mobile phones, and mp3 players, and invented aluminum. Also invented words and symbols too.

 

[Uriel]

Sell it. Apple tax lasts an age and transfers between users.

 

[Akagi]

Just get an apple ID you bezerk maniac. How is it different in any way to having a Google account for an Android phone?