Ask and ye shall not receive, in the iPhone world. It’s hard to argue the brilliant potential of Apple's iPhone. The device stands head and shoulders over most smartphones in terms of looks, form factor, graphics, internet capabilities, and touch interface. So when the new 3G iPhone debuted, customers flocked to it, hoping that the oversights of the first generation model might have been addressed by Apple. The wish list wasn't very long, and some items on it seem like they would be almost trivial to implement. Among the desired features as chronicled by Wired -- photo texting, copy and paste, working Flash, browser crash fixes, Wi-Fi iTunes syncs, landscape view for emails, clicking anywhere to take a photo, and the ability to hide unwanted icons.

I'm thinking of writing an article on this same topic. When I got my iPhone 3G, I was pretty happy with it. It's a pretty cool toy, after all. But after months of use, this glossy baby has ground my soul to bits at times. There are so many obvious things that should have been included, which could easily be added, that Apple for some reason decided not to roll in. Copy/paste, searching emails, MMS, Flash... those are some of the big ones. Battery life is atrocious, to boot.

I like the idea of the iPhone. I like the fact that it meshes well with my Mac apps. But I do not like Apple's disregard for consumer wants. They may be storming the phone and computer markets, but they'd better give customers what they want if they're going to hold onto any market share they gain.

And now I'm going to get hate mail from Mac fanboys for bashing Apple and from PC fanboys for using such a clearly inferior platform and having the nerve to complain... Just be gentle.