Agree about the updates. Agree about new APIs.
It's frustrating that I can't share to whatever I want on my iPhone. Conversely, it's astonishing that I can share to anything on my s6. And it remembers what I like sharing to best so those that I share to most are always at the top of the list when I hit the share button. Easier, faster, functional, and just a frustrating reminder why some of these freedoms are so sought after on ios.
All the more frustrating when discussing wanting these improvements made (and made more quickly) that we're told apple doesn't need to act because millions of people still buy their phones just fine.
You yourself just said you wish apple would reach out to developers more to encourage implementation of new APIs. I would never for a second argue against this by stating apple sales are doing just fine without apple pushing developers to adopt new and useful APIs. Where does such argument get me (especially in a thread made and meant to discuss areas where apple can catch up)? No where.
Sorry. I ranted there a bit. But hopefully this explains why some of us got so passionate in this thread earlier trying to argue that no one cares nor is disagreeing that apple is doing well.
Like you say, all you know is you're not getting updates.
I am a bit tired after a long day's work, so forgive me if this doesn't come out as coherent as it should.
The number one rule of marketing is to know your target market.
It's easy to pull out a laundry list of specs and demand that Apple include those features in their next iPhone. But not all features are demanded equally by the consumers. Some matter more than others, and for Apple at least, their consumer base is pretty much self-selecting at this point. There's a pretty good reason why so many people are on iOS rather than Android, so I don't believe they will be all that tempted by giving the iPhone the same specs as the S6, or opening up iOS to be more like Android, for instance.
On the flip side, people who get a flagship Samsung phone likely do so for the specs as much as Touchwiz, so Samsung has to include the top-of-the-line specs every year to retain its user base. That's why they got a Samsung phone in the first place, to get the largest-numbered spec possible at the time.
For iPhones, I feel Apple is currently at the point where the hardware significantly outpaces the software. So for me at least, I am not so much interested in improvements to the hardware of the iPhone as I am the software aspect. That's why I disagreed with you earlier about hardware features for the iPhone. It's not such much that they are not needed, but more that they don't really need to be Apple's top priority at the moment.
Don't get me wrong. I have nothing against you, I just don't feel that the way forward for the iPhone is to pump specs. I too want Apple products to continue to advance and lead the pack, I guess we just disagree on the best way forward.
