[TazeTSchnitzel]

So, rather than a way to sync with your phone or setup stuff like calendar, contacts, photos or music sharing, they have just made a thing telling you to install Microsoft's cloud apps?

Disappointing.

Apple has a great iOS/OS X experience because the integration is deeper than just "install Apple's apps on your iPhone".

[titanix2]

I don't use it because I don't like Metro UI apps but a large part of the list you give is already supported in Windows 8: calendar, contacts, photos (thru OneDrive). Some are available in a cross-platform fashion (calendar, contacts via MS account) others require a Windows Phone (IE opened tabs sharing, some systems settings). So I don't see them being removed from Windows 10 and don't really understand what you are exactly disappointed about.

[TazeTSchnitzel]

> I don't use it because I don't like Metro UI apps but a large part of the list you give is already supported in Windows 8: calendar, contacts, photos (thru OneDrive)

So the only way to sync them is via the cloud?

[jfuhrman]

Not sure about Android, but I doubt Apple provides a way to sync stuff to a desktop app. iTunes is heavily locked down and there have been cases in the past where they deliberately broke compatibility with sync apps.

[TazeTSchnitzel]

What they can do on iPhones is quite limited there, yes. Although there are probably some things they could do. With iTunes installed, iPhones show up as cameras on Windows, and there may be some way to integrate with iTunes.

In Android's case, apps can do virtually anything. They could make a sync app if they wanted to.

[nissimk]

That's because apple's apps come pre-installed on your iPhone.