twesterm said:
lol, do you have an iPhone? I have apps that crash all the time. Some are piddly little stupid games, some are major apps like Facebook or Google. And then there's Safari, I don't think there's one session I've had where it hasn't crapped out on me (crash, freeze, ect). The only thing I use safari for is looking up recipes at the grocery store and Google and Safari always fails some way in both of those. I don't know if you drank the Apple Cool-Aid or just haven't played with an iPhone but they aren't the sunshine and rainbows Apple makes you think they are. Don't get me wrong, they aren't bad but they aren't crash and bug free by far. I have just as many problems with my iPhone as I do my PC. I get what the article is saying. In theory a closed system should be better because everything is the same but the harsh reality is that it just doesn't work in the real world. Almost every business needs something more than a mail client and an Office type program, they need custom programs doing custom things. If everything they need custom needs to be approved through Apple, that just isn't going to fly. -edit- Also, every good company should have a good IT guy that makes all the work involved with PC's invisible to the user. Sure, he may hate you for making him work, but he's better than some smarmy Mac Genius every company would have to hire. |
Yes, My wife and I have each had an iPhone for a few years now. While apps crash from time to time, I have yet to have an app crash the phone. They do a very good job if running in a protected environment, that when someone writes something buggy, the OS just keeps going. This is why a system like this can be virus free. It also however, makes it hard for apps to share information, or to add useful multi tasking.
BTW: The phone (and iPad) have multi-tasking, they just limit the apps that can multi task for the above reasons. The iPod app, and email for example are always running in the background. If you jailbreak your phone, you can install an app that will let all apps multi task.
The OS is Unix. It can do everything we know about OS's. The limitation is a design choice from Apple.
As for your eReader post a little farther down, I have a Sony eBook, and I love it. I would never want to read a book on a computer screen, compared to the E Ink displays in readers. However, it might surprise you, that studies have shown when given all the choices, many people still prefer reading a book on the iPhone. Mostly because it's always with you, so it's a convenience thing, but it shows that the screen is not deal breaker.
For me, even if I had an iPad, I would still read a book on my Sony eReader.
