1. iphones still coming in base models of 16gb with no expansion options.
This is a fact. Yep.
2. their cloud services and integration between devices are still a mess
Fact. Nope. This is in the eye of the beholder. iCloud does exactly what I need it to do without issue. Obviously we have different expectations and you may have had issues with iCloud, but because someone can reasonably disagree with you makes it not a fact.
3. ipads are essentially unchanged while the competition soars with innovations
Well I wouldn't say "unchanged", the value of an iPad has depreciated tremendously because they are being marketed more and more as a PC-replacement, where W10 tablets for the same price are leaps and bounds ahead of what the iPad is capable of. I don't know if this is due to Apple's reluctance to merge OS X/iOS MacBook/iPad or what, but it's hard to ignore the growth W10 tablets has had in the past few years. All the iPad got was multitasking and (bad compared to the competition) pressure sensitive pen. Again, this is all subjective. I'd argue that due to the number of native apps available on iPad vs. Surface tablets, the iPad is extremely capable. I'd also say that most people aren't looking for a tablet/PC hybrid, and iPad vs. Surface sales show that to be the case. Add to this my experience with Windows 10 (which is a fucking nightmare on my Windows laptop), and I couldn't disagree more.
And about that pen? Most reviews I've seen have said the Apple Pencil is leaps and bounds above the competition. Obviously, that's all opinion as well, but it seems to go wildly against your assertion to the contrary.
4. ios is playing catch up to android and now even windows
Exactly. No home screen widgets/interaction of ANY kind. (Not even notes. Nothing.) No mention of multitasking on iPhone, being able to minimize a movie to a small window on the iPhone .. No reason to have a larger screen at all until these are added.
More opinion where it highly depends on needs and expectations.
I'd also argue that there have been plenty of areas lately where Android has had to play catch-up (a true mobile payment solution in Android Pay and their adoption of fingerprint technology that's more than a little similar to Touch ID, to name two off the top of my head, not to mention the fact that their new picture-in-picture and split-screen look awfully familiar). And they've yet to come close to anything like 3D Touch (which some argue is still unproven, but it's hard to argue that it doesn't hold a lot of promise).
But again, it's all opinions.
5. Osx is starting to lag behind windows, LAG BEHIND WINDOWS, think about this
This is the saddest thing to see. What is happening to OS X? It's painfully slow to any Mac that doesn't cost literally $2500+ .. I don't know if this is to avoid cannibalizing iPad sales or what, but OS X has never been more painful to use. It used to be a great OS. Now it's similar to how OS 9 was right before X just in how dated it looks and runs.
Another area where one's mileage will vary, and expectations play a major role. My ~$2000 Windows 10 laptop is a piece of shit (because Windows 10 is shit in my opinion), while my wife's ~$1000 MacBook Air works flawlessly. I'm constantly wanting to punt my laptop out a window because of how often it crashes and how buggy it is and how many times I've had to reinstall Windows. She's had one crash in two years.
I loved Windows 7. I skipped 8. Windows 10 is a demon fetus.
6. itunes is horrific and purchase of beats has not made any real dent into spotify
Again, a fact. I don't think that word means what you think it means. I don't find iTunes horrific at all. Sure, it's worse on Windows than on Mac, IMHO. But it still does what I need it to do well enough that I wouldn't even call it bad, much less horrific.
7. apple tv, although improved, is still not better than offerings from amazon or roku
Right again. Where is the Windows AirPlay support? Why is Siri still useless? Where are half of the television channels official apps? Where's the game support? What's happening here? I love my Apple TV 4, but I wish it was more capable.. I bought a nimbus controller because I thought there would be some games on it eventually. I have an Apple TV (the model from just before the big update) and a Fire Stick. Each has its pros and cons. I'd say it's a wash, personally.
8. iwatch is an utter failure
I think the design of the watch is spot on. But the software has completely died. I've worn my watch edition every day for about a year now, and I love it. It's a great device. Taking calls, texts, navigation.. All the basics are there. But it's a little too slow, and the app support has pretty much completely stopped. Never used one and don't see the point. Though I'd always caution someone about buying into the first model of any new thing, no matter who makes it.
