A point of frustration to many iDevice owners is the software update process. Of course, since we're always looking for the next best thing, we're anxious to get our hands on the shiny new software updates that keep the engines on our iPads running smoothly. Unfortunately Apple does not offer support with software updates. Too often users are stuck with old software because their computer can't handle the update.
Without fail, each time a software update comes around, it coincides with an iTunes update. For people with slow internet connections the several hundred MB updates can take a long time to download. Beyond the iTunes update there is the sync, which again, is based on the quality and essentially "newness" of ones computer". Only after all that can you download the actual software update.
That has all changed. While the update to iOS 5 was somewhat confusing to me (all my apps were gone), the update to iOS 5.1 was amazing.
We've been craving the Cloud for too long and Apple has finally answered out prayers. Being able to download and delete apps at a whim has been great. Being able to update software simply by clicking an on screen notification was a dream.
So thanks go to Apple for getting this one right. The cloud has saved the day. If only you provided support to the hundreds of thousands of users who haven't been able to update the software. If only.
