Phone-cameras. Purposely limited?

After some thought, i'm thinking... The Sony Ericsson K750i phone (the one i used to take all pictures posted here so far) that i own could have been better, or at least it could have a more proper external flash! =.='' Reason being... The MXE-60 External Xenon-Flash for the K750i only has 'Auto' and 'Off' mode, where 'Auto' mode would detect the amount of light in the scene and the flash would only fire when there is insufficient light. The dumb crap part about this is, the lighting condition in the scene has to be EXTREMELY poor, like in very dark. >.<. And when the scene is not so dark, the flash won't fire, and the images turn out dull (as you know for any camera, lighting is very important and we want our images to be exposed properly.) So.... What the crap is this? Most digital cameras i've used allow the flash to fire even when there is quite a lot of light in the scene. The reason? So that the SUBJECT in the scene, like a person's face or an object that you want to capture is properly lighted. And most digital cameras allow the flash to be 'forced', which means you can make it fire anytime you want it to fire. Why can't Sony Ericsson just do this for the flash? Just put a damn 'ON' and 'OFF' mode for God's sake! That's so much easier to do then have to purposely put a proper light-sensor and light-detection system for the flash. Btw, don't get me wrong to say that the MXE-60 is a bad accesory to own for the K750i. It is GREAT actually. No other phone in the market now has a proper Xenon-Flash except for the K750i + MXE-60, which means this alone would make the K750i.. the best camera-phone to bring along with you anytime and anywhere. Imagine yourself at parties and with friends, all your pictures will turn out nice (if the place isn't too bright of course which would make the flash work). Then now comes the purpose of this blog post. Are these limitations PURPOSELY set on the flash unit? Is Sony afraid that their Cyber-Shot series of digital cameras will lose market share because of this? Hmm. I don't know what others might think, but i definitely think YES.
Even the upcoming Sony Ericsson K800i with the Cyber-Shot branding also has this dumb limitation on the built-in Xenon flash. The specifications for it are good, 3.2MP cam, Best-Pic feature, and software image-stabilization. BUT, For the flash, only 'Auto' and 'Off' mode are available, there's no way to force the flash and the flash only fires in really dark conditions. HELLO?? What the heck is this? Come on. With a Cyber-Shot brand name on the K800i, everyone would have expected more. Not to mention more that the K800i's Xenon-Flash light output (based on K800i reviews) is WEAKER than the MXE-60 for the K750i. So now what? Another stupid limitation made so that nobody can own a phone with proper digital camera functions and a decent BRIGHT flash?

Comparison... The K750i is worth keeping for me compared to upgrading to the K800i. A properly lighted and exposed picture will beat the heck out of any poorly-lit higher-megapixel picture anytime. Now what can be hoped for in the next Cyber-Shot Sony Ericsson phone would be to have a proper Xenon-Flash that is BRIGHT and FORCEABLE. Come on. A camera-phone is still a camera-phone. A Sony Cybershot digital camera (with superior lenses, larger sensors, adjustable controls) won't lose much sales because of it ok.