Agree. And let me point out another view on the "I cannot trust you" problem. iPhoto 11 allows me to publich photos on flickr. Fine. I could buy a pro account on flickr and publish all my photos there. But then who will ensure me that the publish-to-flickr option will stay there in the future?
I like iStuffs, and I buy them. But not being sure of how my personal data (and memories) will be handled in future, I'm more and more doubtful. Please Apple, go back to build things that just work fine as expected. And, by the way, I expect I can choose where backup my stuff without having to hack my computer.
Yeah, more of the same. I haven't explored every permutation. Once I decided the entire approach is fraught with data loss danger I moved on. There is no way to justify data loss, not for a company of the size and resources of Apple.
The mass deletion of user data should never be automatic or a single button function. This act should require the user to do something non-trivial and non-accidental. And, even if the data is deleted the system should save a copy and give you an option to restore it from the device with a few clicks.
Right now if you un-sync your contacts the only choice you seem to have is to delete them from the phone or keep using sync. Why not a "keep an independent copy on my phone" option. I would love to hear someone justify that concept. How are such decisions made?
I like iStuffs, and I buy them. But not being sure of how my personal data (and memories) will be handled in future, I'm more and more doubtful. Please Apple, go back to build things that just work fine as expected. And, by the way, I expect I can choose where backup my stuff without having to hack my computer.