amwebby
MB Enthusiast
That's good news for iPhone 3 cradle owners. Looks like Viseeo users will have to wait for them to update the software as it is increasingly unlikely Slackle will do anything.
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Hmmmm , I upgraded my iPhone 3G to iOS4 as soon as it came out . While the operation of the phone has at times slowed down , there have been no adverse effects as regards Bluetooth functionality with my Bury cc9060 carkit which still displays contacts as before , voice dialling via the carkit is fine and now ringtones from the phone are heard through the speaker rather than the carkit ringtone . The iPhone also works fine in the system 8 cradle I have in my partner's car .
I can't help feeling that the problems some are experiencing with Mercedes equipment is more down to Mercedes than Apple as Mercedes are notorious for not supporting multiple platforms ( just try accessing EPC on a Mac ) . If the rest of the world can support Mac , Mercedes ought to catch up .
I am waiting the 12 weeks from launch of the iPhone4 , quoted by Bury , until the new cradle becomes available , at which point I will decide whether or not to get an iPhone 4 . Taking a free upgrade to a 3GS , which will work with my existing cradles ( assuming it would run better on iOS4 ) , or downgrading my 3G back to iOS3 are the two alternatives as really the 3G does everything I need it to .
Star does not interest me since none of my cars need it .
The rest of the world , by and large , DO support Mac OS along with most other popular platforms for most software based devices ( cameras , printers , phones , PDA's etc ) so Mercedes ARE one of the minority who don't bother . Apple have always provided more inbuilt support within their OS for a wide range of devices than others .
If people like Nokia , Palm , Bury and many others can support Mac , then it is somewhat short sighted of Mercedes not to , given that the postings on this very forum supports the fact that the buyer profiles for both products co-incide as much as they do .
If you have pretty much any other MP3-player, you are not restricted to use the SW from this same company on your PC or MAC, their SW is an option but if you have other MP3 players, you can choose another SW. Apple does not want to allow you a freedom to choose which to me is so bad that I want to avoid their products (I admit we have a few in our family).
Diesel Benz; said:What I'm complaining is that Apple and their customers always want the rest of the world to adapt to their approach, not them adapting to what already exists.
What already exists ?
IIRC Mac OS predates Windows . Apple had the first Graphical User Interface when Microsoft were still using a keyboard to input lines of code . Apple have always led the way and do not need to be held up by others who are still several steps behind .
It is the reason Windows is such a piece of crap operating system, Windows are desperate to move things on, however backwards compatibility is all they have to keep them going.
Apple ever few years start fresh, os8, os9 and osX were all built from the ground up, they threw in a copy of the old OS for those that 'thought' they needed backwards compatibility, however most users realised that they didn't boot into it once they started using the new OS.
Windows is running on an extremely unstable backbone to keep this compatibility and they really do need to move things on and start from the ground up, but the risk is if none of your existing software works anymore why stay with Microsoft? it would give too many the excuse to move to a Mac, or even one of the free distros like Ubunto.
Richard, so does that mean if I want to buy a new Viseeo I have to specify "for iPhone use"? Does it also mean that that Viseeo is useless if I want to use it with any other phone?Viseeo have released a bluetooth firmware for iPhone only (dont install if you dont have iPhone) for the MB-2 adapter. You should contact your viseeo supplier to get it if you need it.
Cheers
Richard
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