I’m yet to find an explanation for the absence of a proper To Do functionality on an Apple platform.
Whatever is available out there seems more like an after-thought.
We have a To Do functionality built within the iCal app, it works great, syncs between multiple computers via Mobile Me, but there’s no iPhone app front end of any kind. Third party applications are also restricted from accessing it without installing any plugins.
Ability to create a task within Mail app is great, but the To Dos now are stored within Mail in a Note form. That is somewhat akin to having a separate RSS aggregator in Mail instead of Safari. The rationale for it is somewhat not clear.
Finally there are third-party apps, some of them quite great. But you are either limited to using your iPhone as the only mean of entering information, or you have to visit a website or install a plugin.
With a release of an iPad and its gorgeous Calendar application, an absence of a To Do functionality streamlined across the full platform seems awkward at best.
