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I'll just throw my 2 bobs worth in to the mix. For starters I'm not a rusted on apple tragic.
With regard to Macs, none of the software I use in my day to day work will run on Macs.
Lets start with the ipad. iOS is buggy, not necessarily to everyone, but my experience with iOS has been like many others, persistent annoying bugs that seem to compound as various versions are released. My iPad at latest release iOS 5.01 is almost to the point of being unuseable.
That said, the iPad is the best tablet by a long shot, I'd describe it as "the best of a bad lot". The sooner the other manufacturers get their act together and produce a decent device the better. The iPad does a lot of things simply and efficiently, the screen, particularly the touch part is pretty well perfect.
The computer upload/download interface (itunes) and filespace within the ipad can only be described as a dogs breakfast.
Simple acts such as sharing the same file between apps can be difficult or impossible in some cases. Compartmentalised storage is a PITA.
Deletion of images from within the iPad can be easy or difficult depending on how the image arrived in the device, IMHO that's just plain stupid. Flash is not available, no amount of denial by Apple will convince the masses that this is a sensible move.
Batteries are not easily user replaceable, once your battery gets tired be prepared to be gouged by apple for a replacement, or risk dismantling your toy to replace the battery.
Now for the iPhone, basically an ipod touch with a sub standard phone and GPS inbuilt, my 3GS had the poorest audio quality I have ever heard from a cellphone. Given it's lineage, the iPhone is well and truly overpriced.
Once again subsequent software releases make the iPhone sluggish and buggy.
As with the iPad, battery replacement is all but impossible for a non tech head and if your usage is high the battery will be tired in a little as 12 months. The plus points are once again the interface, intuitive and easy to use, it just works, that's why I'll be getting another iPhone despite it's flaws.
I love my iDevices, but I'm under no illusions as to the flaws inherent in the devices, nor am I prepared to accept the contempt with which Apple treats it's customers.
For now I'll happily use what's on offer, but that won't stop me from being sorely disappointed by what could have been, had Apple thought less of profits and control and more of how to make their devices the best they could be.
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