Alex Payne's dismayed by the closed system Apple is perpetuating. I agree, but isn't our new prison beautiful? Apple is dragging users and developers into the next century whether they like it (users do) or not (a few outspoken developers). I say, good for them. Let Canonical or Google or Microsoft step up and provide an equally compelling but open alternative, if such is possible.

"The problem with desktop email clients is that they’re not webmail. The problem with webmail is that it’s not a desktop email client."