Thanks for the comments. It's notable that (a) no-one really disagrees with my initial observations, and ( that the thread has rapidly and amusingly degenerated/mutated into a Mac/PC, er, discussion.
Bug sighting!
I't doesn't actually surprise me, as a one-time designer and manufacturer of technology devices (electronic hardware incorporating some microprocessor logic) that products can get onto the market so ill-developed - but it is a bit depressing when it's simple software, particularly at the interface level. I also spent many years involved in testing complex custom software in a very intense commercial media environment. Stuff needs TESTING! Few people allocate sufficient resources.
I won't be purchasing PhotoAcute. I'd be surprised if many people do.
On Mac v PC I'll add my 10 Euros worth. I was a Mac early adopter (1985/6). Prior to that I'd used BBC B's. It was a life-changing experience and even at the outrageous prices Apple were charging (some things don't change) there was no competition; they were simply miles/km ahead of the game. I sung their praises for years. In the early 90's I began to get sick of Mac's (pre-OSX) constant crashing. I'm talking about many boxes in a mixed Mac/PC environment, not just my own Macs. Tying the Mac os to hardware may have made Apple a lot of money but in its way is as pernicious a business practise as many of the things we all bitch about Microsoft for. They continue this sort of thing, and continue to profit from it. Battery changes for lapstops as a "repair" - ha ha ha. Ditto iPods. And don't even get me started on iTunes, and abominable product if ever there was one.
I always think of the Apple/Microsoft comparison as very similar to Rupert Murdoch versus Richard Branson. I marginally prefer the unashamed self interest of a robber baron to that of a greedy, self-promoting hypocrite
