Why did Apple choose O2 as their carrier in the UK????

Why did Apple choose O2 to be the carrier in the UK when their 3G network is truly awful?
I get 1 bar of signal on 3G most of the time
Wouldn't it have been more useful for Apple to sign with 3 as they are the main 3G carrier in the UK?

I am using my Italian, unlocked, iPhone here in UK with Orange. Coverage is mostly OK and orange has got EDGE when 3G is not available.
I have heard funny stories about O2 coverage but that has nothing to do with the iPhone itselfit is just the network.
I found the T-Mobile site very useful where you can punch 3 postcodes where you mostly are and it will tell you what data and voice coverage you have.
O2 has a similar service but I am told by fellow iPhone users that is not reliable.
Not very useful to have unlimited data if you don't have coverage but you can pop into a cafe and they for sure will have Wifi that you can use.

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Maybe they don't have the same taste in music as you
Apple don't make or 'own' songs - other companies allow Apple to sell them. Sometimes these rights owners remove the songs from the store. Apple can't do much about that. You should make backups of any purchases, since Apple cannot guarantee they will be available in future.

Why did Apple choose 1334x750 for the iPhone 6?

I'm not just an iOS user, I'm also a developer who's thinking about developing for iOS, and I'm wondering what the benefits/detriments of Apple choosing 1334x750 as the resolution for the iPhone 6. It's such a bizarre resolution; I've never seen it anywhere. It seems to make more sense to use 1280x720, which is normal HD.
Question from a user's perspective: Does this make application content fuzzy, scale wrong, misalign, or anything else like that?
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Anyone here who actually knows is either an Apple employee, or has signed an NDA. Anyone other than these types of people would be guessing.
Apple employees who visit the forum are not permitted to identify themselves as such, and are just users (except for Community Specialists, but they are a separate subject that doesn't affect this thread).
If I were to guess I'd say the pixel pitch is fixed for the Retina display material, and that's the number of pixels that fit at that pitch in a screen the size of the iPhone 6. Doing the math compared to an iPhone 5 series it makes logical sense. Did you notice that the 6 Plus is 1920 x 1080 and has a different pitch from all of the other Retina display iPhones?
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Why did Apple choose new size for iPhone 5?

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The 3 and 3gs, the 4 and 4s...now the 5 and possibly the 5s next year. the accessories worked with each different number of phone released. At any rate, at least they are selling an adapter for the 5 for charging, etc.

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I chose creative over ipod because...
st I don't like the way their navagation weel looks.
2nd they are made by apple... I never did like apple because they have their own operating system.
3rd they have there own music format, (AAC aka i tunes) and i likes microsoft's wma format.
how about you all? why did you choose creative over ipod?
by the way, how many creative mp3 players do you own?
me, well i own a creative zen micro that's about 5 months old, and a creative zen touch that's about a week old.

I chose Creative Zen Micro 5g over iPod first of all because I received a 25% off discount on my original SB Audigy due to a class action lawsuit and they threw in a free pair of headphones that originally cost $39.99. So the whole package was $69.22. Pretty good deal I think. I love it so far.
Secondly I chose it because I don't like the fact that iPod has become a household word. My player does just as good a job as the iPod or iPod mini. So when people ask me what I have on my iPod I just tell them "nothing, since I don't own an iPod." Then I promptly explain to them that every digital music player is not an iPod.
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Why did apple cancel my credit card

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You can report the problem here > Apple - Support - iTunes Store - Contact Us
Confirmation emails from Apple regarding a purchase from the iTunes Store can take anywhere from 24 to 48 hours.
If this was an In-App purchase, turn off subscriptions until the issue is resolved.
iTunes Store: Purchasing and managing auto-renewing subscriptions

Why did apple stop supporting disc installed video games in their macs

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These are user-to-user forums where everyday folk (volunteers) post questions and offer answers (technical support) to each other.None of us users take part in any of Apple's decisions and/or why they do the things that do. Your best bet would be to post your concerns over on the Product Feedback website.

Why did apple discontinue Boot Camp support for XP in Lion?

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I bought my laptop yesterday and today apple's "support" staff informed me that Boot camp no longer supports vista or XP in Lion.
My understanding is that this was a conscious decision by apple and not a passive development because there is a simple workaround, but it requires a snow leapord disk. This means that all the infrastructure is in place for XP or vista to work but apple just chose to disable compatibility. On my support call I was told that older versions of Windows simply "aren't compatible" with Boot Camp or Lion.
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So Apple, why did you choose to do this? Your customers deserve an honest answer as to how in the world this serves their needs. Or are you just pimping the products of your competition these days?
Anyways, Steve Jobs is rolling over in his grave right now.

My understanding is that this was a conscious decision by apple and not a passive development because there is a simple workaround, but it requires a snow leopard disk.
That is incorrect. Having an SL disk would not help you. What makes Boot Camp work with a particular Mac is having the Windows drivers for the Apple hardware you have. Apple has to write those to work with the version of Windows they are for. The XP drivers for your new Mac will not be on a Snow Leopard disk.
This seems like a blatant anti-trust violation by apple bordering on fraud when you consider the way they market the supposed flexibility of their products.
Uh, in what way? Apple is not Microsoft. They had no need to make it possible for Mac users to boot into Windows at all. It's there to make Macs more accessible for longtime Windows users who have considered purchasing a Mac, but don't want to have to purchase Mac versions of their possibly extensive software collection, or have certain titles there is no Mac version of. Even newer PC hardware cannot run XP. So is Microsoft also doing something illegal by not providing drivers for this newer hardware?

Why did Apple raise its prices overnight by $200 on the iMac, including refurbished models.

Other than greed and trying to narrow the spread between the price of the old iMacs and the just-announced new iMac, why did Apple raise its prices overnight by $200 on the iMac, including refurbished models? Their existing product component costs didn't increase overnight.

I was "literal" because I quoted the ToU. Did you read the ToU you agreed to when you established an account? Available here:
https://discussions.apple.com/docs/DOC-5952
paragraph 2.1.2:
Discussions of Apple policies or procedures or speculation on Apple decisions.
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Why did Apple discontinue iPhoto for iOS?

Why did Apple discontinue iPhoto for iOS?
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Apple did not say why, so we can only speculate.
But have a look at what has changed in iOS 8. http://www.apple.com/ios/developer/
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PhotoKit
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HT1771 why did apple erase ichat? its so much better than messages and now I cant video chat with my ichat buddies

why did apple erase ichat? its so much better than messages and now I cant video chat with my ichat buddies!!!

HI,
Apple did not erase iChat.
Messages in Mountain Lion is iChat +
The plus bit is the fact you can iMessage iOS devices.
All the other features that were in iChat are still there.
If you upgraded Lion to get to Mountain Lion then in System Preferences > Mail, Contacts and Calendars you probably list all the iChat Accounts (Screen Names and IDs).
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They should also show up in Messages Menu > Preference > Accounts
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Windows Menu > Buddies (Or using CMD + 1 Keystrokes)
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Since we are all end users like you, nobody here would have the answers to such questions. Only apple knows. Either way, I suggest you leave feedback to Apple through one of their feedback channels.
Apple -> Product Feedback
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Why did Apple choose O2 as their carrier in the UK????

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