Mossberg: Apple's apps need work


In the last couple of years, however, I've noticed a gradual degradation in the quality and reliability of Apple's core apps, on both the mobile iOS operating system and its Mac OS X platform. It's almost as if the tech giant has taken its eye off the ball when it comes to these core software products, while it pursues big new dreams, like smartwatches and cars.

I think certainly there's room for improvement for features, stability, and simplicity across the board. I'd disagree though with iTunes on the premises this is a recent or emerging problem for Apple. I've disliked iTunes it seems for decade-plus. I don't really have much to complain about Mail. I've tried some other applications, but I keep going back to Mail. Of course, I don't use GMail, which appears to be Walt's pain point with Mail.

I do agree though Apple's biggest issues seem to be when it gets to the cloud. Services can be confusing and clunking at times, but more pressing is I think how it lags competing services in features and price.