said by Alcohol:...Wonder why OP prefers the ecosystem that locks things down while demanding the opposite.
OP is probably expressing a frustration and being honest in his assessment.
A fanboy (I really hate the term) blindly defends all aspects of a product with fierce, almost belligerent, loyalty willing to overlook any/all shortcomings.
On the other hand, I (the OP) like most, if not all, of the way things work, but am not afraid to reflect when I see flaws. I think Outlook (brought to you by the nice folks at Microsoft...BOO! HISS!) is far superior to Mail. I prefer Safari to Chrome, but regularly switch back and forth between the two and prefer the way Chrome does a lot of things.
It's not an "all or none" proposition, I can look towards what each product offers and hope that one adopts the other's features (and then the patent lawyers can fight it out).
As to "locking down", I actually prefer the controlled environment. I feel, (for me, mind you, not something preferred by others) the benefits of an enhanced level of safety (against apps with malicious intent), ease of use and the inability of user to "break things" is more important than being able to do something (or do it with one or two less clicks). I don't jailbreak. I'm old enough to prefer "it just works" and young enough to realize that it doesn't always "work the best".
said by banditws6:He might already be trapped in the ecosystem and, despite having realized that there may be things he'd like to try on a different mobile platform, leaving that whole ecosystem behind would cause serious inconvenience...
No OCD here! (I know enough of those people to know I ain't got it LOL). I can easily move at 100 MPH, stop on a dime and do a complete turn around if I deem it necessary.
While its impossible to make a complete assessment about the choice without having thoroughly used both systems simultaneously (which I doubt few people have), I think I know enough about what iToys have to offer (in relation to non-iToys devices) to feel comfortable with my decision.
As I said above, it's not all or none. I like 95% of the functionality and 5% I don't like and hope for improvement.
I certainly wouldn't switch for a better keyboard.
said by robbin:So you are suggesting that iOS is possibly no longer the easier or the best? I think they have already lost share and continue to do so. I love my iPhone and iPad as tools. They were really the only choice at the time. Times change.
I agree to an extent.
Nothing lasts forever.
Just look at the the news...the three greatest civilizations from a few millennia ago, Egypt, Greece and Rome/Italy, have become economic or political basket cases .
Or look to the more recent past with titans, retailers such as Sears, camera manufacturers Polaroid or Kodak, mobile dveice companies such as Sony, Palm or Blackberry, long distance providers AT&T (the original one, not the current one which was a different company that just took the brand name) or WorldCom, and so on.
Success, like beauty, is fleeting, here one minute, gone the next (just ask the dinosaurs, ruling the planet for millions of years, now reduced to being poured into a teen ager's moped engine).
The smart survive by adapting, the weak perish.
I'm not suggesting for a minute that Apple will disappear because their version of spell corrector isn't "tops in the field", but I am suggesting that Apple is (temporarily) ruling the roost because of two very important attributes...ease of use and a reputation for top quality.
As long as they remember that and strive to continually improve their offerings (maybe a smarter keyboard, for example) they'll continue to keep and win new customers. If not, they'll slowly evolve into a 'yesterday' company.
Microsoft was once a hot young company and for the last few years they were viewed as "grandpa's" company, with Apple the 'new kid on the block'.
Well, now the tables are turning.
Samsung/Droid has been aggressively courting and capturing the young crowd (off topic, I was at a 90 year old's birthday celebration just last week, her friends gave her an iPod Touch...her granddaughter took a photo of the event with a Samsung Smartphone...I think there's a subtle message there, no?).
The sleeping giant, Windows, has woken from their coma and is charging full force into mobile and, unlike the ancient days of mobile (where Apple had a free run for a few years) there's now a real competition out there.
So, in a long round about way of saying it, I agree with you.
In some regards, they're not the easiest nor the best, in others, clearly, they are.
I can't think of one product that is far superior to all the others in every single category. That's the nature of the free markets, where each can produce a good that appeals to the whims and fancies of each and every consumer. Bentley can compete with Chevrolet and the Chevy wins hands down (...only on price and availability).
For now, I love Apple's products.
Okay back onto,the original topic...is there any rumor as to them working on an improved keyboard?