Mixed feelings.. Certainly true - it is a jail if you can't install applications except for those certified by AppStore. On the other hand, I guess we don't want the iPhones to turn into another version of slow and inefficient Windows Mobile where nothing really works well and phone calls drop?
Seriously, the new Mobile Me service looks beautiful... and it dies in the whole it's beauty. It's just too heavy and too comprehensive - everybody is complaining about performance, especially Windows users. Maybe it makes sense to consider making it little bit simpler? Maybe not that simple as Google, but Facebook and Plaxo seem to look and feel just about right? Fully agree with the author's strategy remarks
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