So, how would you communicate the plural of '3G'? 3Gs (plural)? 3Gs (not 3GS)?
I think he has a point.
Sometimes adding a word or two helps tremendously to make oneself clear.
Instead of saying, 'when multi-tasking is supported in the next OS release, iPhone 3Gs don't get that feature', simply say 'when multi-tasking is supported in the next OS release, the 3G iPhones don't get that feature'.
(Adding the comma also helps to make things clearer but that is another point.)
Sometimes adding a word or two helps tremendously to make oneself clear.
Instead of saying, 'when multi-tasking is supported in the next OS release, iPhone 3Gs don't get that feature', simply say 'when multi-tasking is supported in the next OS release, the 3G iPhones don't get that feature'.
(Adding the comma also helps to make things clearer but that is another point.)
Or using the standard form when referring to ONE product: "...when multitasking is supported in the next OS release, the iPhone 3G will not get that feature."
Not to mention that he made the what would otherwise be a statement, a question, thus weakening any stance he has regarding the ambiguity of his post.
That is what I dislike about iPhone OS. Apple artificially restricts the capabilities of the device to protect the end user from having to worry about a filesystem. I wish it had a pro user mode that was difficult to activate but allowed power users to manage the device as they see fit. Sort of like legal jailbreaking.
Mmmm.... I like the idea of that!
You could implement it in settings-- a "Get out of Jail Free" card.
Then, with the Setting on, you could run apps that include "advanced" OS features: File system, File transfer, etc.
They would need to implement it in such a way that preserves the OS, and prevents bypassing the app store and using ripped apps, without buying them.
You could implement it in settings-- a "Get out of Jail Free" card.
Then, with the Setting on, you could run apps that include "advanced" OS features: File system, File transfer, etc.
They would need to implement it in such a way that preserves the OS, and prevents bypassing the app store and using ripped apps, without buying them.
But there are ways, that this could be done!
.
But then Apple has to SUPPORT all those features and they have to SUPPORT any and all users that wish to "take a walk on the wild side". This doesn't seem like an ideal situation for Apple or the majority of users out there.
The number of users who want this v. the number of users who would completely muck up their device doesn't work out. If the jailbreak users are any indication of the crazy shit that might happen to an iPhone, like turning on SSH but NOT changing the default password, then just imagine if the only hurdle is a toggle switch in Settings and warning.
At least with jailbreaking, which I'm all for, the user has to make a real choice and Apple is not responsible if you are too foolish to figure out how to restore it to factory settings.
I understand the simplicity they wanted the device to have initially, but I do really, really want a USB port for even just music/document/photo transfer. Everyone carries around a USB, every computer has one, and the interface could be just like the photo import interface, with the capabilities of the mail program to open, say, a document in Pages, GoodReader, or PrintCentral. I don't think it would be difficult or that complex for the consumer at all.
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Originally Posted by melgross
I agree.
I agree that a USB port and an Card Slot make sense... for the iPad!
But, what about the iPhone and iPod Touch? I think that the real estate for these ports could be better used-- bigger battery, more RAM.
By taking the "adapter" approach, Apple can offer USB and SD Reader across the entire platform.
Moms. Grandparents. Kids. Dads. Uncles and Aunties.
They already 'know' how to use it.
Apple have stormed into a 2 million unit lead upon everyone on the market.
If they keep that up, that's 12 million in it's 1st year!
Apple are kicking tech 'crepe' out of the opposition and it's not even Christmas and the opposition don't have products on the market yet.
The old one two punch of great product at an Apple price their competition didn't expect...has left them trouserless with teh dick swinging in the wind.
The Mac is Back.
The promise of the computer for the rest of us is finally delivered as we have 'computing for the rest of us.' Easy and elegant to use for 90% of the stuff 'computer' users use stuff for.
And this time?
It's going critical mass. As the Lisa sacrificed for the Mac...so the Mac will take a bow for the iPad. (And get halo shine in the process...expect Mac sales headed towards 4 million a quarter in the next year-ish.)
The Computing Age of Darkness is over. This is the beginning of the end for Microsoft.
Lemon Bon Bon.
Aw, c'mon... don't beat around the bush... come out and say what you really think!
That's 5,000 iPad only apps. When we include universal apps, the number rises to about 8,200.
I'm amazed at how much more useful many of those universal apps are on my iPad as opposed to how they are on my iPhone, though when I got them for the phone, they seemed very good.
Even some of the iPhone-only apps run pretty well on the iPad; some look fine at 2x.
But yeah, the screen size does wonders for apps that are designed for it. Am excited about what may be coming.
But then Apple has to SUPPORT all those features and they have to SUPPORT any and all users that wish to "take a walk on the wild side". This doesn't seem like an ideal situation for Apple or the majority of users out there.
The number of users who want this v. the number of users who would completely muck up their device doesn't work out. If the jailbreak users are any indication of the crazy shit that might happen to an iPhone, like turning on SSH but NOT changing the default password, then just imagine if the only hurdle is a toggle switch in Settings and warning.
At least with jailbreaking, which I'm all for, the user has to make a real choice and Apple is not responsible if you are too foolish to figure out how to restore it to factory settings.
I would jailbreak if it was that important to me but it isn't. I don't want to have an OS update brick my iPhone, be required to tether to reboot or wait for a hack release to update the OS, security issues, etc. I like to do things in the approved manner and if I need more power I have a bunch of other options like a MBP. But sometimes it is really frustrating not having the ability to save a file. Lots of applications have advanced settings that you are not supposed to monkey with if you don't know what your are doing, but come on, no file storage? What's up with that?
On top of that, if Apple is going to keep the "iPhone OS" updates split between these two general categories then I wish they'd go ahead and change the name from iPhone OS to iPad OS Since jt's distinctively different in the UI and frameworks from their smaller devices.
Nah! I don't believe you really want to see 2 or 3 flavors of iPhone OS (the AppleTV OS).
They do need to rename it though... Mobile OS X would be good or iOS X. But neither includes the AppleTV or any planned non-moble appliance (TV, Game Box, etc).
I suspect that the next iPod touch (or maybe a new device) would be an affordable transactor device, like those used by the Apple Stores, UPS, FedEX, etc.
I see some of the transactor-like apps being implemented on the iPad: restaurant menus/checks/payment; Stock Taking.
Many of these apps could use: NFC; RFID; Barcode Scanners; CC readers, etc.
It makes sense to have the frameworks and APIs within a single OS (regardless of device screen size).
I also suspect that these new frameworks and APIs will migrate to Mac OS X.
Nah! I don't believe you really want to see 2 or 3 flavors of iPhone OS (the AppleTV OS).
Anyone of those are fine, IMO. My comment wasn't so much to support multiple names for the same mobile codebase, but the inevitable consumer confusion of calling something iPhone OS and then not updating it alongside the iPhone. The iPod Touch will be getting v4.0 at the same time as the iPhone, albeit with a fee due to accounting methods, but it's still getting it whereas the iPad is not.
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I also suspect that these new frameworks and APIs will migrate to Mac OS X
I can see a lot of the work Apple has put into making iPhone OS efficient being brought back into the Mac OS fold. As I recall, QuickTime X came to Mac OS from the iPhone OS due to a need for a more efficient video player.
I refuse to believe that this oversized iPod is selling so well when it has no USB port, a screen that is bad for reading, is too heavy and uncomfortable to hold, has no multitasking, and has a closed app system. Never mind the reality of the situation; the haters must be right!
The promise of the computer for the rest of us is finally delivered as we have 'computing for the rest of us.' Easy and elegant to use for 90% of the stuff 'computer' users use stuff for.
Sad day because is confirms that 90% of the users don't have a clue how computers work, what a file extension is or that you shouldn't click on an ad banner that says your computer is infected fix now.
It's not the iPhone OS per se. Jailbreaking shows that the functionality is often there. Apple just has to get over the idea that so many restrictions aren't helping them as much as they think they are.
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Originally Posted by newbee
Apparently there are millions of happy customers that don't agree with you. Perhaps it is you, and others of the same mindset, that "just have to get over the idea" that Apple is trying to "please everyone all of the time". They aren't, nor should they be. Apple has, by it's track record, shown itself to be excellent at choosing the proper marketplace to be in. I'm happy to concede that they are better at that then I am. The question is: why aren't you?
I used to JB my iPhones-- even bricked one for a couple of months.
JBing is both beautiful and FUgly. You get to see the robust underlying OS and File System. Did you know that an iPhone makes a pretty capable (if not fast) web server?
The FUgly part is you are reduced to operating at the command line level (or slightly above). All the things that Mac OS X and iPhone OS X do to hide complexity are gone.
Then, Apple releases a new version of the iPhone OS. To take advantage of the new goodies you must install it... then wait for a decent JB. Then go throughout the complexity all over again.
To me, it isn't worth it!
But to users like me, Mel and others who have seen the underlying power, and understand its limitations, it is natural to want to do just a little bit more to exploit/tailor the power to their needs.
Legalized JB would tend to address that for those who want it!
Oh, I am definitely better at this than you are. No doubt.
You don't know anything about my thoughts, as I'm the one here who usually says that Apple shouldn't be aiming for that last few percent.
But, here, it's not the last few percent. It will be a much bigger percent.
Apple has announced, or at least Jobs has said in an e-mail, that we will get printing support. Great. No printing retards all computers, iPads included. But how much easier would it be with a built-in USB port? Much easier. That's something that MOST iPad owners would appreciate. I use a program called PrintBureau to print. But it requires server software on my Mac, and I have to print through the computer on the network. It's a great solution for when you can use it. But if I'm somewhere else, I can't.
I don't defend Apple no matter what. They make mistakes.
But, wouldn't Apple need provide print drivers (and a mechanism to install and update them)? Which ones? Sure they could pick several popular ones. but they'd be the wrong ones when you're out and about.
Thanks for the advice. I checked out LogMeIn but it is not quite what I want. What I need is ftp, ssh, text editor and the ability to create/edit/save files with .php, .html, .pl, and .xml file extensions.
I think the main problem in trying to use iPhone OS to do this kind of work is the inability to save files. I suppose if I just had ssh I could get by, but I would rather be able to edit the files locally so I don't time out of my session.
Well, there ya' go... you need iPad BBEdit / FCP... mmmm.... I wonder...
They could change their motto to "Software that doesn't suck... it Touches!"
A girl in my office got an iPad, already had an iPhone but was stuck with a Windows computer. She didn't have the iPad more than a week when she figured out the picture syncing wasn't that great with Windows so she went out and bought a new MBP and ditched Windows altogether. And with no encouragement from me just on her own converted over to Apple.
This makes we wonder what WE see in our Apple products?
In particular an 'Apple Zealot', like myself
Why were we drawn to Apple at such an early stage in our computing life, speaking for myself and other users I know.
But then Apple has to SUPPORT all those features and they have to SUPPORT any and all users that wish to "take a walk on the wild side". This doesn't seem like an ideal situation for Apple or the majority of users out there.
The number of users who want this v. the number of users who would completely muck up their device doesn't work out. If the jailbreak users are any indication of the crazy shit that might happen to an iPhone, like turning on SSH but NOT changing the default password, then just imagine if the only hurdle is a toggle switch in Settings and warning.
At least with jailbreaking, which I'm all for, the user has to make a real choice and Apple is not responsible if you are too foolish to figure out how to restore it to factory settings.
Well... Shit, Oh dear... If you are going to use logic and common sense, then we'll never have a meaningful dialog!
Anyone of those are fine, IMO. My comment wasn't so much to support multiple names for the same mobile codebase, but the inevitable consumer confusion of calling something iPhone OS and then not updating it alongside the iPhone. The iPod Touch will be getting v4.0 at the same time as the iPhone, albeit with a fee due to accounting methods, but it's still getting it whereas the iPad is not.
The iPad OS is a special case, and Apple should take pains to explain this-- it was frozen so the Apple hardware/software developers and independent developers weren't pursuing a moving target. IMO, it is critical that Apple brings the iPad into the fold ASAP. There are some things in 4.0 (Math, DSP, Graphics) that can best be exploited by the iPad (or AppleTV).
Now, as to detaching the OS [name] from the device, I totally agree!
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I can see a lot of the work Apple has put into making iPhone OS efficient being brought back into the Mac OS fold. As I recall, QuickTime X came to Mac OS from the iPhone OS due to a need for a more efficient video player.
But, wouldn't Apple need provide print drivers (and a mechanism to install and update them)? Which ones? Sure they could pick several popular ones. but they'd be the wrong ones when you're out and about.
I want printing too, but I want it done right!
.
With the amount of networkin these days I dream of a time when when drivers reside on the printer or other accessory device, only needing a common, universal protocol to connect devices.
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So, how would you communicate the plural of '3G'? 3Gs (plural)? 3Gs (not 3GS)?
I think he has a point.
Sometimes adding a word or two helps tremendously to make oneself clear.
Instead of saying, 'when multi-tasking is supported in the next OS release, iPhone 3Gs don't get that feature', simply say 'when multi-tasking is supported in the next OS release, the 3G iPhones don't get that feature'.
(Adding the comma also helps to make things clearer but that is another point.)
Sometimes adding a word or two helps tremendously to make oneself clear.
Instead of saying, 'when multi-tasking is supported in the next OS release, iPhone 3Gs don't get that feature', simply say 'when multi-tasking is supported in the next OS release, the 3G iPhones don't get that feature'.
(Adding the comma also helps to make things clearer but that is another point.)
Or using the standard form when referring to ONE product: "...when multitasking is supported in the next OS release, the iPhone 3G will not get that feature."
Not to mention that he made the what would otherwise be a statement, a question, thus weakening any stance he has regarding the ambiguity of his post.
That is what I dislike about iPhone OS. Apple artificially restricts the capabilities of the device to protect the end user from having to worry about a filesystem. I wish it had a pro user mode that was difficult to activate but allowed power users to manage the device as they see fit. Sort of like legal jailbreaking.
Mmmm.... I like the idea of that!
You could implement it in settings-- a "Get out of Jail Free" card.
Then, with the Setting on, you could run apps that include "advanced" OS features: File system, File transfer, etc.
They would need to implement it in such a way that preserves the OS, and prevents bypassing the app store and using ripped apps, without buying them.
But there are ways, that this could be done!
.
Mmmm.... I like the idea of that!
You could implement it in settings-- a "Get out of Jail Free" card.
Then, with the Setting on, you could run apps that include "advanced" OS features: File system, File transfer, etc.
They would need to implement it in such a way that preserves the OS, and prevents bypassing the app store and using ripped apps, without buying them.
But there are ways, that this could be done!
.
But then Apple has to SUPPORT all those features and they have to SUPPORT any and all users that wish to "take a walk on the wild side". This doesn't seem like an ideal situation for Apple or the majority of users out there.
The number of users who want this v. the number of users who would completely muck up their device doesn't work out. If the jailbreak users are any indication of the crazy shit that might happen to an iPhone, like turning on SSH but NOT changing the default password, then just imagine if the only hurdle is a toggle switch in Settings and warning.
At least with jailbreaking, which I'm all for, the user has to make a real choice and Apple is not responsible if you are too foolish to figure out how to restore it to factory settings.
I understand the simplicity they wanted the device to have initially, but I do really, really want a USB port for even just music/document/photo transfer. Everyone carries around a USB, every computer has one, and the interface could be just like the photo import interface, with the capabilities of the mail program to open, say, a document in Pages, GoodReader, or PrintCentral. I don't think it would be difficult or that complex for the consumer at all.
I agree.
I agree that a USB port and an Card Slot make sense... for the iPad!
But, what about the iPhone and iPod Touch? I think that the real estate for these ports could be better used-- bigger battery, more RAM.
By taking the "adapter" approach, Apple can offer USB and SD Reader across the entire platform.
Now, about that 18 lb SCSI adapter and cable...
.
The third great age of computing is upon us.
The 'Couch Potato' TM era is here.
Moms. Grandparents. Kids. Dads. Uncles and Aunties.
They already 'know' how to use it.
Apple have stormed into a 2 million unit lead upon everyone on the market.
If they keep that up, that's 12 million in it's 1st year!
Apple are kicking tech 'crepe' out of the opposition and it's not even Christmas and the opposition don't have products on the market yet.
The old one two punch of great product at an Apple price their competition didn't expect...has left them trouserless with teh dick swinging in the wind.
The Mac is Back.
The promise of the computer for the rest of us is finally delivered as we have 'computing for the rest of us.' Easy and elegant to use for 90% of the stuff 'computer' users use stuff for.
And this time?
It's going critical mass. As the Lisa sacrificed for the Mac...so the Mac will take a bow for the iPad. (And get halo shine in the process...expect Mac sales headed towards 4 million a quarter in the next year-ish.)
The Computing Age of Darkness is over. This is the beginning of the end for Microsoft.
Lemon Bon Bon.
Aw, c'mon... don't beat around the bush... come out and say what you really think!
.
That's 5,000 iPad only apps. When we include universal apps, the number rises to about 8,200.
I'm amazed at how much more useful many of those universal apps are on my iPad as opposed to how they are on my iPhone, though when I got them for the phone, they seemed very good.
Even some of the iPhone-only apps run pretty well on the iPad; some look fine at 2x.
But yeah, the screen size does wonders for apps that are designed for it. Am excited about what may be coming.
But then Apple has to SUPPORT all those features and they have to SUPPORT any and all users that wish to "take a walk on the wild side". This doesn't seem like an ideal situation for Apple or the majority of users out there.
The number of users who want this v. the number of users who would completely muck up their device doesn't work out. If the jailbreak users are any indication of the crazy shit that might happen to an iPhone, like turning on SSH but NOT changing the default password, then just imagine if the only hurdle is a toggle switch in Settings and warning.
At least with jailbreaking, which I'm all for, the user has to make a real choice and Apple is not responsible if you are too foolish to figure out how to restore it to factory settings.
I would jailbreak if it was that important to me but it isn't. I don't want to have an OS update brick my iPhone, be required to tether to reboot or wait for a hack release to update the OS, security issues, etc. I like to do things in the approved manner and if I need more power I have a bunch of other options like a MBP. But sometimes it is really frustrating not having the ability to save a file. Lots of applications have advanced settings that you are not supposed to monkey with if you don't know what your are doing, but come on, no file storage? What's up with that?
On top of that, if Apple is going to keep the "iPhone OS" updates split between these two general categories then I wish they'd go ahead and change the name from iPhone OS to iPad OS Since jt's distinctively different in the UI and frameworks from their smaller devices.
Nah! I don't believe you really want to see 2 or 3 flavors of iPhone OS (the AppleTV OS).
They do need to rename it though... Mobile OS X would be good or iOS X. But neither includes the AppleTV or any planned non-moble appliance (TV, Game Box, etc).
I suspect that the next iPod touch (or maybe a new device) would be an affordable transactor device, like those used by the Apple Stores, UPS, FedEX, etc.
I see some of the transactor-like apps being implemented on the iPad: restaurant menus/checks/payment; Stock Taking.
Many of these apps could use: NFC; RFID; Barcode Scanners; CC readers, etc.
It makes sense to have the frameworks and APIs within a single OS (regardless of device screen size).
I also suspect that these new frameworks and APIs will migrate to Mac OS X.
.
Nah! I don't believe you really want to see 2 or 3 flavors of iPhone OS (the AppleTV OS).
Anyone of those are fine, IMO. My comment wasn't so much to support multiple names for the same mobile codebase, but the inevitable consumer confusion of calling something iPhone OS and then not updating it alongside the iPhone. The iPod Touch will be getting v4.0 at the same time as the iPhone, albeit with a fee due to accounting methods, but it's still getting it whereas the iPad is not.
I also suspect that these new frameworks and APIs will migrate to Mac OS X
I can see a lot of the work Apple has put into making iPhone OS efficient being brought back into the Mac OS fold. As I recall, QuickTime X came to Mac OS from the iPhone OS due to a need for a more efficient video player.
I refuse to believe that this oversized iPod is selling so well when it has no USB port, a screen that is bad for reading, is too heavy and uncomfortable to hold, has no multitasking, and has a closed app system. Never mind the reality of the situation; the haters must be right!
Poor, poor haters.
Don't forget it doesn't do flash...
The promise of the computer for the rest of us is finally delivered as we have 'computing for the rest of us.' Easy and elegant to use for 90% of the stuff 'computer' users use stuff for.
Sad day because is confirms that 90% of the users don't have a clue how computers work, what a file extension is or that you shouldn't click on an ad banner that says your computer is infected fix now.
It's not the iPhone OS per se. Jailbreaking shows that the functionality is often there. Apple just has to get over the idea that so many restrictions aren't helping them as much as they think they are.
Apparently there are millions of happy customers that don't agree with you. Perhaps it is you, and others of the same mindset, that "just have to get over the idea" that Apple is trying to "please everyone all of the time". They aren't, nor should they be. Apple has, by it's track record, shown itself to be excellent at choosing the proper marketplace to be in. I'm happy to concede that they are better at that then I am. The question is: why aren't you?
I used to JB my iPhones-- even bricked one for a couple of months.
JBing is both beautiful and FUgly. You get to see the robust underlying OS and File System. Did you know that an iPhone makes a pretty capable (if not fast) web server?
The FUgly part is you are reduced to operating at the command line level (or slightly above). All the things that Mac OS X and iPhone OS X do to hide complexity are gone.
Then, Apple releases a new version of the iPhone OS. To take advantage of the new goodies you must install it... then wait for a decent JB. Then go throughout the complexity all over again.
To me, it isn't worth it!
But to users like me, Mel and others who have seen the underlying power, and understand its limitations, it is natural to want to do just a little bit more to exploit/tailor the power to their needs.
Legalized JB would tend to address that for those who want it!
.
Oh, I am definitely better at this than you are. No doubt.
You don't know anything about my thoughts, as I'm the one here who usually says that Apple shouldn't be aiming for that last few percent.
But, here, it's not the last few percent. It will be a much bigger percent.
Apple has announced, or at least Jobs has said in an e-mail, that we will get printing support. Great. No printing retards all computers, iPads included. But how much easier would it be with a built-in USB port? Much easier. That's something that MOST iPad owners would appreciate. I use a program called PrintBureau to print. But it requires server software on my Mac, and I have to print through the computer on the network. It's a great solution for when you can use it. But if I'm somewhere else, I can't.
I don't defend Apple no matter what. They make mistakes.
But, wouldn't Apple need provide print drivers (and a mechanism to install and update them)? Which ones? Sure they could pick several popular ones. but they'd be the wrong ones when you're out and about.
I want printing too, but I want it done right!
.
Thanks for the advice. I checked out LogMeIn but it is not quite what I want. What I need is ftp, ssh, text editor and the ability to create/edit/save files with .php, .html, .pl, and .xml file extensions.
I think the main problem in trying to use iPhone OS to do this kind of work is the inability to save files. I suppose if I just had ssh I could get by, but I would rather be able to edit the files locally so I don't time out of my session.
Well, there ya' go... you need iPad BBEdit / FCP... mmmm.... I wonder...
They could change their motto to "Software that doesn't suck... it Touches!"
.
A girl in my office got an iPad, already had an iPhone but was stuck with a Windows computer. She didn't have the iPad more than a week when she figured out the picture syncing wasn't that great with Windows so she went out and bought a new MBP and ditched Windows altogether. And with no encouragement from me just on her own converted over to Apple.
This makes we wonder what WE see in our Apple products?
In particular an 'Apple Zealot', like myself
Why were we drawn to Apple at such an early stage in our computing life, speaking for myself and other users I know.
What's so 'special' about us?
But then Apple has to SUPPORT all those features and they have to SUPPORT any and all users that wish to "take a walk on the wild side". This doesn't seem like an ideal situation for Apple or the majority of users out there.
The number of users who want this v. the number of users who would completely muck up their device doesn't work out. If the jailbreak users are any indication of the crazy shit that might happen to an iPhone, like turning on SSH but NOT changing the default password, then just imagine if the only hurdle is a toggle switch in Settings and warning.
At least with jailbreaking, which I'm all for, the user has to make a real choice and Apple is not responsible if you are too foolish to figure out how to restore it to factory settings.
Well... Shit, Oh dear... If you are going to use logic and common sense, then we'll never have a meaningful dialog!
.
Well, there ya' go... you need iPad BBEdit / FCP... mmmm.... I wonder...
They could change their motto to "Software that doesn't suck... it Touches!"
.
http://groups.google.com/group/bbedi...8e136d8c320100
Anyone of those are fine, IMO. My comment wasn't so much to support multiple names for the same mobile codebase, but the inevitable consumer confusion of calling something iPhone OS and then not updating it alongside the iPhone. The iPod Touch will be getting v4.0 at the same time as the iPhone, albeit with a fee due to accounting methods, but it's still getting it whereas the iPad is not.
The iPad OS is a special case, and Apple should take pains to explain this-- it was frozen so the Apple hardware/software developers and independent developers weren't pursuing a moving target. IMO, it is critical that Apple brings the iPad into the fold ASAP. There are some things in 4.0 (Math, DSP, Graphics) that can best be exploited by the iPad (or AppleTV).
Now, as to detaching the OS [name] from the device, I totally agree!
I can see a lot of the work Apple has put into making iPhone OS efficient being brought back into the Mac OS fold. As I recall, QuickTime X came to Mac OS from the iPhone OS due to a need for a more efficient video player.
Yes, this is definitely a two-way street!
.
But, wouldn't Apple need provide print drivers (and a mechanism to install and update them)? Which ones? Sure they could pick several popular ones. but they'd be the wrong ones when you're out and about.
I want printing too, but I want it done right!
.
With the amount of networkin these days I dream of a time when when drivers reside on the printer or other accessory device, only needing a common, universal protocol to connect devices.