[ruswick]

I have been an iPhone user for upwards of three years, and used an iPod touch for two years prior to that. I hate iOS 7. The aesthetic is too bare and feels excessively simplistic, and the new animations have totally stripped me of the ability to perform multiple operations in quick succession. The OS looks worse and performs worse. (Not to mention the sheer volume of bugs that Apple neglected to fix. I might be able to tolerate iOS 7 if it hadn't broken the built-in dictionary, my lock button, and myriad other things. Unfortunately, it's been weeks and Apple has not issued fixes for any of these bugs.)

I've polled a fairly large number of students at my high school, and not one has reflected favorably on the change from iOS 6 to iOS 7. I'm not sure how other demographics feel about iOS 7, but the opinion of my cohort seems to be overwhelmingly negative.

iOS 7 has caused a major regression in the functionality and enjoyability of Apple's mobile products, and I think a lot of people are unhappy with the changes Apple made.

I've been eagerly anticipating the Nexus 5 since the day of iOS 7's release. Nothing will make me happier than to never have to tolerate iOS 7 again.

[bane]

Another anecdote. My facebook wall was full of "I hate iOS7" posts right after it came out. A few folks I know switched, a few said "now it's just like Android" (whatever that means), and the rest are just gritting their teeth for the next couple years hoping Apple sorts it out before the end of their contract.

I know a few people who are fine with 6 or 7, but I've never heard a single soul say "iOS 7 is freaking awesome!".

All the people I know who are approach 40 or older loath it for both aesthetic reasons as well as not being able to see anything with the stupid design.

[Jare]

For the record, I'm over 40 and think iOS7, quirks and all, was a wonderful thing to happen to my iPhone5, and I can barely stomach looking at iOS6 things. But then, I'm not a standard iOS person: I only have iPhones because of work/dev reasons, for personal use I shop at Google, and in my ideal world, WP8 lived up to its potential, Surfaces were cheaper, and both had become a huge success.

[IBM]

We don't need anecdotes. Anyone can search for iOS 7 on Twitter and see reactions in real time. The majority of iPhone users said they loved it when it became available.

https://twitter.com/search?q=iOS%207&src=typd&f=realtime

[bane]

here's the Tweets I just got (in English) as of 10:33pm Eastern. Yes....2 out of all of these "love" it. A ringing endorsement.

* Literally trying to change your wallpaper with iOS7 is the worst

* Don't Like The Blur Effect In iOS 7? Remove It Using This Simple Trick

* i've just noticed that 2days ago even on "Apps for iOS 7" ... So ugly :)

* I hope there aren't that many changes to the OS because a sista is still lost with ios 7 update..

* iOS 7 has made my iPod crash so much I can't even

* I would call but I think I've been blocked.. Damn you new IOS 7 for that option

* I swear if my phone makes me update to the new IOS7 ima flip out on someone!!

* For iOS users, avoiding iCloud gets harder with Mavericks http://zite.to/1g5kcKg this is going to be bad 7 iOSs one ID

* I finally downloaded iOS 7 and I actually really like it now

* Finally updated to iOS7. Everything is beautiful.

* I feel like I'm the only one who still hasn't updated their phone to the iOS 7

* Dear everyone, the iOS 7 Voice Memos app has a bug where it "saves" but ultimately fails to record all recordings above 15 minutes.

* Man fuck this iOS 7 update.

* Trying Tweetbot 3 because you nerds wouldn’t shut up about it. It’s like a syringe of pure iOS 7, straight to the eyeball.

* delete and reinstall the app. sometimes when the iOS gets updated like it did from 6 to 7 some stuff gets jacked up.

* iOS 7 is completely and totally overrated. It makes my phone crash so much. -.-

* Yo my iPad never messed up until ios7