People who — like me — have poor eyesight, perhaps?
And Microsoft is wrong — it is indeed possible to zoom in on the home screen of an iPad (though it's done by tapping rather than pinch-and-zoom).
You activate it in the Accessibilities settings.
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People who — like me — have poor eyesight, perhaps?
And Microsoft is wrong — it is indeed possible to zoom in on the home screen of an iPad (though it's done by tapping rather than pinch-and-zoom).
You activate it in the Accessibilities settings.
When Microsoft begins supplying lighter fluid with their Windows 8 devices . . . . only then will those units be a complete package.
Every time I am forced to deal with Windows 8, I have the overwhelming urge to set my hair on fire and run screaming from the building.
Once again, Microsoft provides a worthwhile benchmark . . . . for what a steaming pile of fail should look like.
Every time I am forced to deal with Windows 8, I have the overwhelming urge to set my hair on fire and run screaming from the building.
Once again, Microsoft provides a worthwhile benchmark . . . . for what a steaming pile of fail should look like.
In the case of Mac vs. PC ads, Apple was focusing on the inherent problems with Windows and the most prominent issues people had with Windows.
Apple wasn't being petty by saying, "The Mac can do drag n drop installation vs. PC needing a Registry and an install shield". This Microsoft ad is exactly that, being petty. "Oh I can zoom my icons, you can't". Gimme a friggin break Microsoft, grow up and hire a better marketing dept.
Microsoft can poke all the fun they way. I was at the Apple Store in Stanford Mall a couple of days ago: pretty crowded as usual, and on a Wednesday evening: looking and buying.
Right next door, there's a big Microsoft store: the only people there were employees. Didn't see even ONE customer inside. You'd think people considering a phone or tablet or laptop would check out both stores. Well, think again.
Right next door, there's a big Microsoft store: the only people there were employees. Didn't see even ONE customer inside. You'd think people considering a phone or tablet or laptop would check out both stores. Well, think again.
The "I can do everything you can do better" marketing approach makes them seem so desperate and unoriginal that it kind of hurts. Apple takes the high road in their marketing, and it shows in the quality of their products why. When you make something awesome, you don't need to justify yourself constantly through comparison.
For all your Apple hate, you must have forgotten about the Android devices without microSD slots:
HTC One, Nexus 4, 7, 10, Nexus Galaxy, Nexus S
Oh and Windows Phone can't be left out either. Nokia Lumia 920.
I am sure there are others I missed.
In the case of Mac vs. PC ads, Apple was focusing on the inherent problems with Windows and the most prominent issues people had with Windows.
Apple wasn't being petty by saying, "The Mac can do drag n drop installation vs. PC needing a Registry and an install shield". This Microsoft ad is exactly that, being petty. "Oh I can zoom my icons, you can't". Gimme a friggin break Microsoft, grow up and hire a better marketing dept.
So it's ok for Apple to flaunt Windows weaknesses in their ads, but not the other way around?
Wow, you best write to Canon, Nikon, Sony and all the other DSLR manufacturers to present your wisdom ... Only 1% of people use real cameras. As for all the MILLIONS of photographers out their that do use 'real' cameras (with SD cards), an SD slot would be a boon on the iPad to save using the adapter (as I do A LOT).
Any more stupid posts on here .... Let me see ....
Lets also add that the product is listed to be 32gb, but the OS takes about 16gb of space.
http://www.theverge.com/2012/11/5/3603652/microsoft-surface-windows-rt-disk-space
Good try, but (as far as I know) Android mobile computing devices use MICRO SD, not the bigger SD. Those only go up to 64gb I believe.
Edit: Also, I'm not sure there is a big demand for THAT much storage on mobile devices. Sure, some people want it. But I bet if they introduced a 128gb iPhone, it would be the lowest selling device by quite a bit.
What does an SD card slot have to do with Apple hate? I think if you go back to where I entered this discussion you will so it was pertaining to someone claiming that SD cards are useless.
An acquaintance forces his family to only use M$ and droid crapware. His wife looks to our idevices wishing to have them. There are those who would rather eat dirt (or use a ms tablet). Oh well, to each its own.
Well , it is nice this ad. Anyway i like a lot better Macos than WIN8. I am a Mac user from 1989.
On the other hand let's face it. iOS 7 is a sum of small importance jailbreak tweaks of cydia. Maybe apple has to do a little bit more of innovation. Like when presented TimeMachine , a whole new way to do a backup. That is innovation. Anyway, hope to get something better in ios7 final.
On the other hand let's face it. iOS 7 is a sum of small importance jailbreak tweaks of cydia. Maybe apple has to do a little bit more of innovation. Like when presented TimeMachine , a whole new way to do a backup. That is innovation. Anyway, hope to get something better in ios7 final.
So instead of complaining that ipad doesn't have an sd slot why not buy an adaptor from Apple without the need for a useless port. http://store.apple.com/us/product/MC531ZM/A/apple-ipad-camera-connection-kit
Might want to recheck your research with that 99% figure. Lots of people use real cameras to take much better pictures than any cell phone can achieve. There is a real need for an SD slot on the iPad for lots of people. I have the adapters, but that's just BS and another way to get $ out of my pocket.
While true, for serious photographers that means making compromises. Full size SD cards simply offer better (and cheaper) capacities and speeds than their microSD counterparts.
I never once complained about the iPad not having an SD slot. I replied to a few of your posts stating that SD cards are useless, nobody uses them, etc. You're the one trying to justify why the iPad doesn't have one and claiming that it is stupid for a Windows tablet to have one.