Just seen this ad. Why is zooming out on the homescreen such an important feature?
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what good is that SD card anyway? They probably forgot about Windows too, with the common downsides: viruses, DLL and registry nightmares.
Thanks Microsoft, but no thanks. I better stick to what's useful.
Thanks Microsoft, but no thanks. I better stick to what's useful.
I think photos is the main case aside from that they seem really slow for data transfers even at class ten. Viruses are really not an issue in any serious degree. I see that a lot and as long as people are not going to the shadiest websites that exist and downloading random junk it likely will never be an issue.
Now I do need to brush up on the DLL and registry issues I have heard talk about that being quite a weakness in some manners with Windows systems.
Everything else you said is true, but this is not. Almost everyone I know who is Xbox supporters (including a few people like me who have been on Live since it was a beta) are switching over and have *already canceled their membership* due to this.
To clarify all Apple laptop lines have SD cards. The only model that doesn't is the 11" MBA. The 13" MBA does however.
Honestly I think this is gonna lead to more people switching over to pc gaming rather than just jumping consoles. Since the consoles are essentially using pc hardware, so the gaming experience is now more the same than ever. The only real benefit to a console is price. A good pc system for the best games will run well over a grand while the consoles are a quarter of the price and use essentially the same hardware for years. With pc gaming, your hardware grows old in just 1 yr.
Transfer pictures via wifi
Yes you can with an eyefi card and app. I do it all the time.
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Yup they just made fun of Windows 8 low sales on the last Keynote
Except you can't copy files to iPads via WiFi.
Yes you can with an eyefi card and app. I do it all the time.
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Yup they just made fun of Windows 8 low sales on the last Keynote
So.... you can definitely zoom in on the homescreen in iOS. Actually anywhere. You just have to enable zoom in Settings>General>Accessibility>Zoom. You then tap twice on the screen with three fingers. Voila. I have had it enabled on my iPhone for quite some time.
Having worked at the Genius Bar for a good 3 years I understand why the feature is turned off by default and tucked away... people would come in with their screens zoomed not having any idea how to get them zoomed backed out. No one NEEDS that feature, unless of course you need more accessibility... in which case you know where to look.
So this ad lies. Microsoft needs to be a bit more honest in their advertising, this and the screen size thing were just bogus. Also you can connect an SD card with the camera connection kit. Of course it's not as easy, but again the ad is misleading, as if the iPad has no way of connecting an SD card to it.
Having worked at the Genius Bar for a good 3 years I understand why the feature is turned off by default and tucked away... people would come in with their screens zoomed not having any idea how to get them zoomed backed out. No one NEEDS that feature, unless of course you need more accessibility... in which case you know where to look.
So this ad lies. Microsoft needs to be a bit more honest in their advertising, this and the screen size thing were just bogus. Also you can connect an SD card with the camera connection kit. Of course it's not as easy, but again the ad is misleading, as if the iPad has no way of connecting an SD card to it.
Most DSLR cameras are still using SD cards... I think most photography professionals would want to have their iPads directly read photos from their cameras.
For all those asking whats so important about zooming out on your home screen, take a look at iOS7 photo app - you'll find your answer there
It's not an important feature for most, it's Microsoft's way of saying, "We can't think of any good enough reasons for people to switch from the iPad.
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But the issue is the common computer user will do such things as visiting shady websites, be lured into unfavorable territory, accidentally click on a link that takes them into bad areas on the web, transferring emails that contain viruses that people really didn't know were there.
This is not geared towards you per say but people have to stop defending Windows as if viruses no longer are an issue. Nothing has changed. It's not like Windows 7 or 8 is suddenly immune from viruses and spyware and it's not like virus writers and hackers have suddenly stopped invading the Windows OS.
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yep mate. thats what i was pointing out. while i agree that sd cards are useful for laptops (i didnt buy 11 MBA just because of the absence of sd slot) but i dont 'personally' think i will ever need one. i bought a 29 dollar adaptor when i bought my adaptor. and guess what, i never needed it even though i shoot with a canon dslr. of course, this is only me. your experience might be very different
"Fly?" I like my iPad and would never buy a Windows operating system tablet, but it does have a real operating system. When it comes to more than consuming media - working with documents, for instance - storing them, finding them, editing them - without creating local duplicates, iOS is a toy.
The ad is really poking fun at the arrogance of Apple's design folks. They're on top, so they think they can do no wrong, but they should look at the Mac, jailbroken iPads and phones, Android, and the Windows tablet, and offer competing features.
I think you guys might have missed the point I was making with the usenet formatting a floppy example. While their demonstration was an interesting technical feat, floppies were already on their way to being replaced by CD-R's by then and the Amiga's multitasking was not preemptive and their OS lacked memory protection. Their example also was of limited utility.
The reality is that a human being can only really concentrate on one thing at a time so while you can text and watch a video at the same time, you are not really concentrating on the video when you are busy texting or visa versa. The utility is limited by the human mind and our two hands.
I'd rather have stability, 100's of thousands of apps designed for the iPhone/iPad form factor and a UI that is alway responsive regardless the load than to having a split screen on my tablet or phone. It would be a waste of battery life and CPU power to have a movie rendering in a player in the background which is why Apple pauses the video when it goes into the background normally.
iOS can multitask but Apple made certain UI design choices and architecture choices that choose performance over technical ability for third party apps. I'd rather have more battery life than a useless gimmick.
For full disclosure: I was an Amiga user from 1989 until 1996 and I was an active member of the local Amiga user group hosting some of the latter user group meetings before I gave up on the platform and went to windows.
I have worked as a software developer for the windows platform for over a decade. I was a participant in the XP beta program. I only use macs at home. My first mac was an eMac which I bought right after Jaguar came out.
The reality is that a human being can only really concentrate on one thing at a time so while you can text and watch a video at the same time, you are not really concentrating on the video when you are busy texting or visa versa. The utility is limited by the human mind and our two hands.
I'd rather have stability, 100's of thousands of apps designed for the iPhone/iPad form factor and a UI that is alway responsive regardless the load than to having a split screen on my tablet or phone. It would be a waste of battery life and CPU power to have a movie rendering in a player in the background which is why Apple pauses the video when it goes into the background normally.
iOS can multitask but Apple made certain UI design choices and architecture choices that choose performance over technical ability for third party apps. I'd rather have more battery life than a useless gimmick.
For full disclosure: I was an Amiga user from 1989 until 1996 and I was an active member of the local Amiga user group hosting some of the latter user group meetings before I gave up on the platform and went to windows.
I have worked as a software developer for the windows platform for over a decade. I was a participant in the XP beta program. I only use macs at home. My first mac was an eMac which I bought right after Jaguar came out.
I had an iPad. I sold it for a Surface Pro. I am more happy with the Surface than I was with the pro.
Sorry.
Sorry.
Not the same thing.
The zoom feature on Windows 8 pulls out to show ALL apps on one screen so you don't have to scroll. You can also use this on non-touch devices running Windows 8 by simply right clicking and selecting All Apps.
You cannot zoom out and see every app you have on your iPad on one screen, you can only zoom in on the page you're on.
So no, the ad does not "lie".
"Need" is a matter of personal preference. So saying no one "needs" this feature is a bit arrogant on your part don't you think?
They also aren't saying you can't ever use an SD card. They were illustrating you cannot do it out of the box.
True that a lot of everyday users will end up doing things they should not. Not used to it being an issue for me as I know what I am doing for a very long time and viruses are just not an issue. Of course I run a virus scanner along aside a Malware scanner.
I tend to defend Windows in the way that viruses are not an issue when you know what you are doing at all times.
Some people also defend Apple at all costs too, actually trying to make it sound like a benefit not to have certain features. That's just the way it is.