Where is the logic in not allowing default apps?

[Zaft]

Yes, but they all have ads, which I despise.

Not unless you pay ofcourse.

 

[posguy99]

Yes, but they all have ads, which I despise.

So pay for one.

 

[ibookg409]

Not unless you pay ofcourse.

Right? I spend $800 on an iPad I do t want to spend another $3.99 to remove ads from the weather app. It's crazy. Apple already has the app, let me decide if it's too ugly to install on my iPad.

 

[ericwn]

So pay for one.

He has a more than fair point. From a user perspective it's hard to understand why the iPad can tell you the weather on the widget/notification screen but then has no weather app which the iPhone has, the watch as well. It's inconsistent in my view.

 

[ardchoille50]

What I don't get is why there is no stock weather or calculator app on iPad like there is on iPhone.

I believe the reason is due to iPhones being so prevalent when we are out-and-about. Now that a lot of focus is being placed on tablets as mobile computers, we may see Apple add more of their apps to the iPad line in time.

 

[Zaft]

Right? I spend $800 on an iPad I do t want to spend another $3.99 to remove ads from the weather app. It's crazy. Apple already has the app, let me decide if it's too ugly to install on my iPad.

No no no, apple decides for you, that comes with the territory of being an ios user.

 

[CTHarrryH]

Apple has always done things apple's way. Apps are very different thing on a phone than a computer. All "substitute" apps would have to have the same interface parameters as the stock ones which Apple certainly can't guarantee. So if you were in an app and hit a button to send a message and you had a different message app which didn't have the same interface parameters as the stock one - it wouldn't work and then people would be filling forums up with blaming Apple for that not working.