I think that management shakeup will yield a lot of results over the next two years. Plus, a lot of Apple’s original iOS teams have left or are leaving now. A lot of them have vested options and are cashing out, or moving on to other challenges. That kind of thing can go either way, but sometimes new blood is just the thing to give a product a good, fresh shot in the arm.

Apple has what looks to be a strong leadership team right now, and an improved, more cohesive internal structure. They can afford talent to replenish the ranks. If the chemistry is right, it could prove to be just the thing to carry the platform forward. We’ll see.

Agreed. Apple has been giving iOS the spit shine for too long. Let’s see some real additions!

I would agree, Jim. Apple has definitely made subtle improvements. Kind of the same situation as iOS 6. Time to stop polishing now, and move forward this year.

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Apple was too ambitious in attempting to eliminate the file system from the user’s perspective. It is rare, but sometimes I want to access files in more than one app even if I am just using without modifying files; ie, trying out a bunch of video player apps without having to load the same video into each one in order to fairly compare them. Perhaps an app could default to keeping a file private to the app in question but the user could have the option to store some files “publicly” to other apps on the device as stored in iCloud. That would keep it dirt simple for novices while allowing more savvy users to take an extra step for more flexibility.

I’ve not used iTunes Match but all your comments are spot on from my experience. Well done.