My Palm Pixi did 90% of the things I now use my iPhone for. It did them pretty well. But the 10% that’s missing is vital, and exponentially more difficult to pull off.
My take on iOS music production is harsh, but I stand by it. I like to look forward and say “where can we go from here”. That’s my forward facing “big picture” viewpoint.
If you watched the video I posted the situation is much improved from April 2010, when hardly anything was possible cross-app in iOS. I’m pointing out the need for improvement.
The added perspective of a “past facing” big picture is just as interesting:perspective added by this counter-post at Synthtopia:
But musicians that only compare iOS as a music platform against powerful desktop computers are missing the big picture: a few years ago, your phone could do squat and tablet computers were bulky, niche products. How much music making can you do on anything else that you carry around all the time?
WILL KUHN 
Will, I have a reply for you on my own site…
http://www.insidetheorb.com/
Keep up the good work.
That’s a bit harsher than my view – it’s clear that touch-based computing, app-centric workflows, and other iOS-y stuff is the future. I want to see the music industry getting this sooner than later so we can see some great workflows today rather than tomorrow. But nice site though!