iOS 7 and Facebook Hashtags Debut and Other Top Comments

1. iOS 7 vs. iOS 6: Icon Face-Off

   Mashable readers had a lot to say about the news from Apple's WWDC this week.

   But none were as vocal as critics of the redesigned iOS 7 icons. Luiz Zunzunegui felt that Apple's new look was a step backward and didn't fit with the late CEO's vision for the company.

   

2. iOS 7 vs. iOS 6: Icon Face-Off

   Blain Lassiter criticized the negative reactions, claiming people's aversion to change as the true problem.

   

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4. iOS 7 vs. iOS 6: Icon Face-Off

   Tim Acheson criticized Apple in his comment claiming the company stole intellectual property from smaller app companies.

   

5. iOS 7 vs. iOS 6: Icon Face-Off

   Dinesh Golani felt that Apple's actions are justified because, ultimately, Apple's success benefits app developers in the long run.

   

6. Facebook Finally Gets Hashtag Support

   Whether you love 'em or hate 'em you'll definitely be seeing more of them. Facebook's announcement that it will be supporting hashtags was major news for our readers.

   Shane Allen thought the decision was a smart move, especially considering all the posts from Instagram that use hashtags, and was excited to see the change was motivated by Facebook users.

   

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8. Facebook Finally Gets Hashtag Support

   Dickson Carvalho couldn't resist combining two big, recent stories -- Facebook hashtags and NSA -- into a short and sweet joke.

   

9. Facebook Finally Gets Hashtag Support

   Steph Youssef voiced her disapproval of Facebook's decision in a unique way.

   

10. Facebook Finally Gets Hashtag Support

    Aaron Jaco speculated about the potential of Facebook hashtags during times of breaking news and crisis. Though Twitter's concise 140-character format is ideal for breaking news, Jaco believes Facebook's threaded feed would be beneficial now with the addition of hashtags.

    

This week's major news can be summed up with a clean "#iOS7."

Facebook (finally) rolled out hashtag support, and Apple debuted the next "biggest thing to happen to the iPhone since the iPhone" since the last "biggest thing to happen to the iPhone since the iPhone": the bright new iOS 7. And of course our readers had much to say about it.

Announced at WWDC, iOS 7 drew a lot of criticism for its lighter color scheme, even inspiring a Tumblr account, "Jony Ive Redesigns Things," which mostly paints Apple's vice president of industrial design to be a Lisa Frank for 2013.

Some commenters said iOS 7's shiny design — which moves away from much of the skeuomorphic look that Steve Jobs prided himself on for setting Apple apart from other mobile operating systems — is an insult to Jobs' vision and suggested that since Jobs' passing, Apple's been losing its lead in innovation against Microsoft, Android and other companies. (New features and designs in iOS 7 noticeably similar to existing apps and mobile systems.)

Other less dramatic commenters wished others would just calm down, suggesting that change isn't the end of the world.

SEE ALSO: Hands On With iOS 7: It's Just the Beginning

Facebook's incorporation of #hashtags marked its joining with the rest of the social web, though many readers are not necessarily ready to see the signs all over their News Feed. Some commenters noted that cross-posts from Instagram and Twitter will finally look less awkward, but others discussed how the real-time search benefits of Twitter hashtags won't translate to Facebook and questioned the purpose. And other readers lamented the inevitable overuse of hashtags by their so-called friends.

Have you tried out Facebook's new hashtags? If so, let us know how you're liking them in the comments.

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