iPhone Throttles

[torikoos]

Sounds like a great idea to me .By using an iwhatever and not buying from the manufacturer ,Thottles etc it puts more people out of work .Great for the economy and great for model railroader. Soon no more manufacturers and no more trains to run. But hey Apple loves it . Sorry guys just my opinion . I have no use for Apple anything. MartyG

I don't think we'll loose modelrailroads due to iWhatever, I am sure that takes a bit more than just that. :-)
I don't see Apple as the 'bad guys', and strangely they were the underdogs a few years back, and Microsoft was the big bully etc.
Apple has improved some aspects my life to be honest. I have a better computer that rarely (though occasionally) gives me any grief without me having to know much about how it all works, i can take my music anywhere I want, I can control my trains wirelessly and 'cheaply', without having to invest in a 'proper' DCC system for which I don't have the money at the moment, but I will get one in the future. There's nothing better than something that is dedicated to the job it needs to do. But in short it's called progress. the vinyl records (which i like) were replaced by CD's (which I also like), which are starting to get replaced somewhat by MP3 formats etc on portable music players, and can be bought online (which I also like). It all serves a purpose. I play my MP3's when I'm travelling, working out etc, and if I want to enjoy some music with a nice glass of wine, I put a CD or LP on my home HiFi system. I think the times of a iLayout, running iTrains with iDispatchers etc are still far in the future (although you can drive trains in Microsoft Train simulator on your PC... )