I agree with macxpress. It would be nice for Apple to be privately owned. Investors & analyst are an unhealthy distraction from Apple's core direction.
I don't have an iPhone 5, but I do have the iPad mini and it seems to be suffering from a similar problem of not responding to screens taps every so often. I'm keeping an eye on this as I may need to make a genius appointment in the...
These UI design elements have their place. I feel they warm up the interface. Balance of course is important so Apple UI designers & their management team do well to try to manage its use in the OS. On a personal...