[Whimsical Friday is a light-hearted note on any technology that impacts our lives in some form or fashion.]
The Zeus of Apple, Steve Jobs, made three major software-based announcements this week at the 2011 Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), OS X Lion, iOS 5, and iCloud.
iOS 5 is the latest upgrade of Apple’s operating system for its mobile devices, iPhone, Touch, iPad, and Apple TV. Whereas OS X Lion is the latest operating system upgrade for its Macintosh desktop and laptop computers. iCloud is their cloud service offering to store music, photos, apps, calendars, and documents automatically and wirelessly push the stored content to all of your devices. There are too many features and enhancements involved in this announcement for me to discuss here, in addition you can find better sources on the Internet that discuss this announcement in greater details than I ever could.
The one feature that stood out as having a significant impact for consumers is computer-free iOS device setup and updating. Jeremy Horwitz of iLounge described it the best “as the single most important change in iOS 5—and the one that will impact not just existing iOS users, but the next generation of new Apple customers, too: you won’t need a computer any more to activate and start using your iOS device. The required “Connect to iTunes” activation step has always been a small hassle for some users and a major roadblock for others, particularly people who don’t own desktop or laptop computers (yes, they exist!) but want to enjoy the benefits of an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch. These users have either had to find friends or family to lean on for initial activation, backups and/or software updates; some people haven’t purchased Apple’s digital media devices solely because they’ve been tethered to computers.”
Just in the past couple of years, I can think of three people that have used my computer to activate their Touch and/or iPhone. I’m finally free of being iPhone activation central!
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