| This is only my opinion but... If you are a moderately advanced user, then you can start using such methods right now. While no method is "perfect", they do exist. Because you're advanced, you do not need to wait for Apple, Google, Microsoft, etc. to introduce them to you in their products and services. Until these methods become popular beyond only advanced users, there will be a tradeoff in "convenience". "Engineering" by nature involves tradeoffs. I think (and again, this is only my opinion) you have to decide what is more important to you and better in the lng run for everyone using computers: a. "convenience" or b. what is by advanced users perceived as "the smarter way" (for lack of a better phrase). The large monopolies mentioned have set their focus not on the advanced user but on the user who purportedly values "convenience" (a subjective definition) above all else. They make guesses about what things might become popular and they make assumptions about what their end users want. The future of computers is always uncertain. These companies will react to what users are doing. If you want the companies that provide "convenience" to redirect their focus toward what you believe is "the smarter way" then I think you must lead by example. Start using the methods you prefer, even when it is less convenient than not using them. |