Working on it... it's not quite so simple though. I did however quit working for them, despite the promise of a nice desk in the space ship.

Apple is in no way the worst offender, but they are in many ways the largest.

With great prominence comes great indifference it seems.

How can anyone defend the decline in quality Apple's entire line has suffered in the past years. Qualities that enabled my personal development as a software engineer, creative hobbyist, and overall human being are now trashed like yesterdays news. Ideas critical to the foundation of the industry, now forgotten or unlearned.

I'm becoming desperate for action, but remain paralyzed by the scope. Please forgive me for not throwing away my iPhone sooner.

It definitely doesn't help that there's really only one other ecosystem for smartphones, currently.

I think we're probably all desperate for action and paralyzed by the scope, in a number of ways. Don't beat yourself up about it, there's only so much control you have over the situation. What I suggested is not simple, but it is possible and may be the only control you have in the end.