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This app Isn't For You. Sync is great if you want it, or have a need for it, but the majority of iOS users currently have a singular device, so why invest time

This app Isn't For You. Sync is great if you want it, or have a need for it, but the majority of iOS users currently have a singular device, so why invest time and resources into a feature a lot of people won't need? Why not just focus on a majority share? Yes you're trapped, but think of it as being stuck on a desert island happily, rather than being jailed unwillingly. Edit: I'll rephrase singular as singular device with an Apple provided operating system.

bonaldi 13y ago
Nobody has a singular device. Nobody. Even if they only own one piece of hardware right now, they are surrounded by other hardware they have access to. Why should their stuff be locked to one physical object when it's digital? This isn't something you can pretend is for a minority anymore. It's like making a POP3 client and saying "IMAP is for power users".
- tsieling 13y ago
  My parents are nobodies with just their phone that they share. Their friends, also seniors and predominantly with one device, are nobodies as well. Why should their stuff be blocked? Because they don't give a gd if it goes elsewhere. In fact, they seem most comfortable with the idea that their stuff is consolidated in one physical thing they understand and not wandering beyond their view or control. There are people like that, they are valid, their desires can be designed for and served, and they will pay money for that. They are not nobodies.
- montagg 13y ago
  It's also like saying: some people don't want to think about syncing. I have a feeling that's the reasoning, more than anything else. It removes a piece of complexity with a very specific, conscious trade-off. That said, I use syncing to Dropbox religiously with my notes app, so that's a dealbreaker for me.
- nicholassmith 13y ago
  Nobody has a singular device is true, whether they give a shit about using the machine they use for spreadsheets or quickly checking their hotmail is different to using it as a productive device.
jlgreco 13y ago
Surely Sync becomes useful for your majority of iOS users when they upgrade devices.
- roc 13y ago
  Not really. During setup, when you specify your Apple ID, new devices offer to restore from an old device's last backup. But when they record a note on their phone and later want to recall it for a bit of typing at their laptop or iPad...

bonaldi 13y ago

Nobody has a singular device. Nobody. Even if they only own one piece of hardware right now, they are surrounded by other hardware they have access to. Why should their stuff be locked to one physical object when it's digital? This isn't something you can pretend is for a minority anymore. It's like making a POP3 client and saying "IMAP is for power users".

tsieling 13y ago
My parents are nobodies with just their phone that they share. Their friends, also seniors and predominantly with one device, are nobodies as well. Why should their stuff be blocked? Because they don't give a gd if it goes elsewhere. In fact, they seem most comfortable with the idea that their stuff is consolidated in one physical thing they understand and not wandering beyond their view or control. There are people like that, they are valid, their desires can be designed for and served, and they will pay money for that. They are not nobodies.
montagg 13y ago
It's also like saying: some people don't want to think about syncing. I have a feeling that's the reasoning, more than anything else. It removes a piece of complexity with a very specific, conscious trade-off. That said, I use syncing to Dropbox religiously with my notes app, so that's a dealbreaker for me.
nicholassmith 13y ago
Nobody has a singular device is true, whether they give a shit about using the machine they use for spreadsheets or quickly checking their hotmail is different to using it as a productive device.

jlgreco 13y ago

Surely Sync becomes useful for your majority of iOS users when they upgrade devices.

roc 13y ago
Not really. During setup, when you specify your Apple ID, new devices offer to restore from an old device's last backup. But when they record a note on their phone and later want to recall it for a bit of typing at their laptop or iPad...