deckert

<back slap> Good job my friend. Good job.

Item of note - fanboys (like me) do give Apple the benefit of the doubt - because they do mess up. I was an very early me.com subscriber - that sync' d everything across devices - and some things (like photos) - didn't work. Apple didn't acknowledge it for a while - but after persistence - they came around. They even gave me a $100 gift card for the Apple Store and extended my paid subscription for 2 years. I could have easily said - "F-this" but I didn't - and an Apple ended up responding in spades. I can tell you that Samsung has never done this. EVER. It can be disappointing that we get all hyped up about the latest and greatest features - and with Apple we may wait up to 3 years for them (if they ever come all all) - but when they do come - they work. AND THAT IS THE POINT - they work. I would agree with some that they are making more mistakes than they have in the past - and that is a bit concerning (hello Apple Pencil why did Apple figure out a why to store the thing with the iPad - I can't tell you how many I've misplaced).

Finally - competition: thank you Samsung, Google, Amazon, Netflix, Spotify, Microsoft, et.al. You are raising the bar - and this not only introduces new features - but puts a fire under everyone's ass to do something amazing. I do not wish you ill - I will you success! As if  successful - Apple may make it better - or just roll over and let it work on their platforms.