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Just shows why its important to have something like Little Snitch acting as a last line of defence. I use AirMail (although it makes me so mad every time I try and search because its so slow and clunky and rarely returns an email I'm looking for), but I have a rule in Little Snitch which blocks all outgoing connections except for the mail servers and a few key domains I'm happy to get images from. 

wlym said:

Airmail looks great! Unfortunately it's really buggy and despite the appearance of great customer service (a customer service agent is almost always available to chat - and will then ask you to mention their name in positive App Store reviews which is weird) but actual, longstanding bugs are not taken care of in an acceptable timeframe (or ever?). I paid for the MacOS and the iOS versions but finally gave up and deleted them when the apps couldn't even reliably search for messages in my mailboxes. Airmail's tech support asked for screen caps and videos of the problem (which I sent) and then didn't bother to reply to multiple messages. Buyer beware.

I fully agree with this. I rely on being able to search historical emails and quickly pull up something important, and the basic ability to search is non-existent. You can't even search just within a single folder - so it's fabulous when you get back a billion search results from spam and junk mail which completely obscure the actual emails you may be looking for. Or something as simple as "find an email in my Sent Items". This is really basic stuff. Excellent - I can now automate the process of organising emails ... for what purpose??? then they are even less findable than before.

Go luck with the PC path.
Mac users know the difference.  That is why Macs are gaining market shares as PCs decline.

The future of computing lies in iPads, iPhones, iCloud, Apple Watches and the like, equipped with SIRI, Touch ID, VR cameras and advanced operating systems.

I am a Mac user - as I said every device I own is Apple. But 90% of my time is spent on my dev machines. How long should I wait to be able to manage my numerous dev virtual machines on an iPad? Perhaps one day, but in the meantime I've got kids to feed. And don't you think it's ironic that every single thing you mentioned in your prediction of the future Apple has either been caught by competitors or overtaken (as was my point) - with the exception of Touch ID (in my opinion obviously). When I deploy cloud services I build for customers do you think I'm deploying to iCloud? - of course not. When people think of cutting edge VR does anyone think of Apple? They aren't even in the mix. So even in the future you envision Apple looks a bit like it could go either way. But neither do I care about some point in the distant future - my problem is NOW. Right now Apple are frustrating but they didn't get here overnight - there has been a progression over the past few years. So in my opinion if they continue on the same trajectory then whether the wonderful future you describe happens or not, Apple aren't going to be playing the role I would hope and want them to ... for my own sake.