lol I don't think Steve Jobs is a shining example of simplicity! I'm still not sure what the primary buttons in the MacOS Finder are for - a case of unintuitive design if ever there was one! And the less said about iTunes the better! :)
Ha! No kidding!

Speaking as a guy who owns 4 iMacs, 3 MacBookPro, 2 iPhones, 3 iPods (including gen 1) and who has owned dozens of other Apple systems over the years... Apple is going to heck in a hand basket these days.

Ole Stevie is rapidly transforming himself into an even more evil version of Bill (is that possible?). Like Microsoft, Apple is spreading itself too thin by trying to stick it's fingers into EVERY piece of pie on the planet (ex, iTunes) and turning its back on core competencies (making computers and solid operating systems).

The graphics crowd (print, video, photography, etc) has loved Macs for the last 20 years. In '98 the iMac comes out making Apple more affordable and suddenly the general public begins to see why graphics pros love Apple: intuitive design, software that just works, operating systems that almost NEVER crash, and ZERO fear of viruses (in 20 years I have had exactly 1 virus).

Then the iPod comes out (2001), the price of iMacs fall, and Apple becomes even more mainstream. Within a couple years, Apple is busy writing software to make it difficult to share music and video, presumably to force Apple users into buying thru iTunes. Out comes the iPhone, Apple engages in evil activity such as not allowing Skype (EVIL!!!), locking up it's OS, plus many many more annoying things.... meanwhile they dumb down their OS! Grrrr.

Apple has abandoned KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) for LGR (Let's Get Rich). Now I can only talk to my wife for about 3 seconds before one of our iPhones drops the call (I'm going droid as soon as my contract is up). I'm constantly trying to figure out how to enable music so it will play on my iphone, ipod, home, etc. CRAP!!!!

But the point is, you are right.... Apple abandoned the pure love of Simplicity and Compatibility about 5 years ago (iPhone came out 2007). Now they pursue wow factor and money with little regard to making things work like a Mac.



Way off subject. Ceon URI rules! Conor is the coolest!!! Everyone should donate!!!!