Gregoriusmax64 wrote:
I think we understand how Itunes works, as far as syncing your phone; but it is the fact that I don't WANT to automatically dump all my photos onto my computer to a random folder in a fast download! I want certain pictures in my phone, the others I want in my specifically -created folders so I can manage them by date, or by Family photos, or by nature pictures, or by vacation trips, or by historic photos... Only Itunes wants me to dump all the pics in a huge vat of .
Clearly you do not understand how iTunes works. iTunes has nothing to do with Photo import. All iTunes does is access a Photo Library that is created by the Photos app that you are using to provide you with a high-level, simple to understand way of selecting which of your thousands of photos you want on your device. But those photos live in a Photo Library that iTunes accesses. They do not live in iTunes. And iTunes makes no decisions whatsoever as to how those photos are organized. The Photo app does that.
The basic concept, from the beginning of time, for Apple users, was to provide a high-level, user-friendly, intuitive methodology for managing things like Photos. So, instead of asking users to go into the bowels of the system to retrieve a single photo, they provide many other paths to get that photo, and then display that photo in the form of a thumbnail so you can easily see what it is you want to pick. Windows users feel the need to dig deep into the architecture of their systems to perform tasks which Apple software and file structures have geared toward a less technically-savvy user.
Obviously as things have become more complex, and the demands for features and functionality have grown, the simple intuitive way to do everything is no longer there. But, in general, most things you do in the Apple operating environment are far less painful than those you do in the Windows operating environment. I use a Windows PC all day long for my work. I'm used to Windows, and from an OS and App perspective, it works as well and as easily for my work functions as my Mac does for my personal functions.
The biggest difference I see? Physical operations. I have to reboot my PC one or more times a week for issues ranging from unresponsiveness, to just plain crashes. I reboot my Mac - maybe - once a month.
When I do have to reboot my Windows system, it is a 20-minute process. The local, initial boot-up takes 8-10 minutes alone. The remaining time is getting hooked up to the VPN and to the Bank I do Software Analysis for, so that really doesn't count.
However, on a Mac, when I reboot, my screen redisplays within 30 seconds, and my Wifi is connected and all is ready to go in under a minute.
So, just the time lost alone, in waiting for a machine to boot up, that has to be booted up at least once a week is a big negative for me.
On the other hand, I only use Word and Excel for my word processing and spreadsheet needs. I feel that as apps they are far superior to Pages and Numbers, although Pages has some nice features for one-offs and special work.
But for personal use, I wouldn't even consider using a Windows machine. If I'm going to be doing internet shopping and browsing, I feel far safer on a Mac. If I want to do creative work with my Photos I find that the Photos, iPhoto, and Aperture app provide a great starting point that is easy to use and doesn't require a PhD, and the extension apps that Photos will now allow you to use in an integrated fashion with photos allows me to do a lot of playing around and testing things with a minimum of effort.
So, you have to determine what it is you are needing to use your computers and devices for, and then decide which platform meets those needs in the best way. If you feel that one platform meets the needs better for certain hardware, but the other platform is far more usable for other hardware or applications, then you are going to simply have to deal with the fact that they are two entirely separate platforms, and instead of complaining about that fact, and trying to lay blame on arrogance, or a lack of customer concern, realize that you are the one who is choosing to work with two entirely different platforms, and you are just going to have to find the best way to make the bridges between the two of them the most efficient possible.
Understand, that there is a world of customers out there who LOVE the way that their Apple products work, and for me, having to sacrifice the distinctly Apple experience to accommodate Windows cross-platform users, is simply not something that I want to do.
I work with cross-platform applications all day long at work, It is a challenge to figure out how to make each one work smoothly with the other without sacrificing too much on either side of the equation. But bottom line, since they are disparate systems, designed to deliver an experience to different types of users, but at the same time play nicely with each other, we all sit down and figure out how to make the best of both worlds.
Apple is not going to bow to any pressure from the PC world, and Apple users don't want them to - and vice-versa, BTW.
So, that's the reality - it's not going to change, so you now get the opportunity to find the best, most creative, productive solution for your situation.
Best of luck,
GB
