Originally Posted by
Marty_LK The iPad and iPhone are certainly good products, and should make excellent business tools, but for the average consumer, they tend to be very boring. They do what they are intended to do, but they aren't a gadget lover's dream product because, after doing what they are good at, they don't provide any further fulfillment. The continue to remain stale and static rather than fresh and dynamic. iOS is essentially the same thing it was 5 years ago at launch. The hardware tends to provide more satisfaction than the software. But hardware alone can't keep a product afloat. When the iPhone first launched 5 years ago, it was the best the world ever saw. It was simple, reliable and was gorgeous. It employed smartphone capacitive display technology for the first time in America. I had one and loved it. I finally had a real smartphone tool to take care of my daily concerns and the call making was without issue. That was then, this is now. iOS hasn't evolved. Android wasn't around when the iPhone first launched so Apple didn't have to worry too much about keeping it fresh and dynamic. But Android is around now and is a huge force in the industry, which stays fresh all the time; it evolves and is dynamic. Apple should be innovating its software and evolving it because they have stiff competition. But they aren't. Apple is handling iOS like it's the only smartphone OS on the planet. They can't do that and survive. They may be at the top right now, but let them keep dishing out the same, tired, old thing. It will help BB10. People will begin to become more and more bored with it and start looking at alternatives.
I had an iPad and, once the novelty of it wore off after a month, I traded it for an Android tablet. I had an iPhone 4 for the last 2 years and when Apple announced iOS6, I chose to abandon the iPhone, sold my iPhone 4, and look at alternatives because iOS6 will just be more of the same, tired, old thing.
In a business environment, Apple's products can survive and work well because the business user isn't looking at it for personal satisfaction. They are needing a tool that is reliable and does what it needs to. In a consumer environment, Apple products won't survive. They aren't providing the personal satisfaction the consumer wants.
Good fortune with your choice. I hope it works well for you.