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Question

Is there a chance we can get basic features that continue to be left out included? To me, it seems crazy to keep revising the iPhone and still having some of the most basic features left out, unless there is some good reasoning for doing so! Is there?
Features like:
Copy/Cut and Paste?!?
Ability to receive pictures in text messages
Ability to attach pics to an email from within the mail app?
Switchable battery (Apple could be selling so many extra batteries to iPhone users!)
Ability to shoot video with the camera (they used to say this was strictly a software feature that could be added later...even my old Palm Treo did video!)
A small LED flash for the camera? Even cheap flip phones have that
A two sided camera so we can someday have video chat?

Answer 1

I am a LONG time Apple user, possibly longer than you....
Maybe or maybe not, but so friggin' what if you are? What does that have to do with the price of tea in China? BTW, my first Apple computer was an Apple IIe, which didn't have a hard drive - operated with a 5&1/4" floppy drive, and I had two of them. That was in the early 80's - so there.
There is nothing wrong with providing constructive feedback, but by posting it here you are providing it to fellow users only.
Is there a chance we can get basic features that continue to be left out included? To me, it seems crazy to keep revising the iPhone and still having some of the most basic features left out, unless there is some good reasoning for doing so! Is there?
Who on earth do you think you are addressing this to? This is a user to user help forum only for technical support issues and questions. You aren't directing anything to Apple here, and Apple certainly won't respond to your questions here or anywhere else for that matter.
I'm not protecting anything. If the iPhone didn't include my most important needs and wants - especially a list of 5 what I consider "basic things", I would not have purchased one.
Just last night, I had to endure a stranger putting his cheapy LG flip phone in my face, that had a flash, ability to receive and send MMS text, shoot video, etc.
You had to "endure"? Give me a break.
So according to your arguement, I should buy one of those instead?
That is correct. I'm a firm believer that you should purchase and continue using a device or any product that meets your most important wants and needs so that you don't have to "endure" any strangers putting a cheapy or otherwise device "in your face that includes your most important needs and wants or includes what you consider "basic" things. I'm not such a long time Apple user that I purchase any and everything Apple puts out unless it meets my needs and wants. If the iPhone didn't include what I consider "basic" things, I would not have purchased one - especially if there are other devices that do. How is that protecting Apple - telling people to purchase another device instead? Protecting and defending would be giving you suggestions to explain to a stranger the reasoning for your iPhone not being able to match the features of all these cheapy flip phones, etc. along with giving you reasons why you and others don't need or want those "basic" things. I can't give you good reasoning or otherwise why Apple chose to not include what you consider "basic" things, nor will you get any from Apple - especially here. Do you believe all Apple employees who were on the iPhone development team had never owned or used a cell phone, or didn't know anyone who did, and Apple didn't do any research whatsoever? Apple knows about the features other phones include, and they have chosen to not include certain features - why is anyone's guess. At the end of the day, you should purchase a device that includes what you consider "basic" things and that meets your most important needs and wants, not just blindly purchasing the iPhone because it is an Apple product and you are a LONG time Apple user.
If I am to defend my iPhone, how do you suggest I explain to a stranger the reasoning for my device not being able to match the features of his crappy phone?
I don't need to defend anything, so I don't have a suggestion for you to explain to a stranger why you chose to purchase an iPhone when it doesn't include what you consider "basic" things.