What's so "significantly important" about iBooks that it should be preinstalled on every iPad?
What's so "significantly important" about iBooks that it should be preinstalled on every iPad?
So they could be updated more rapidly.
Um Apple just had a whole keynote about textbooks.........
Nope. Tablets are content consumption devices, which include web browsing, email, video display, audio playback, etc., as well as book readers.iPads are tablets which are book readers
Um not every iPad user is a student or needs to read textbooks.
What's the big deal anyway? Why is downloading a small app like iBooks such a burden to you that you feel it should come installed on every iPad made?
Nope. Tablets are content consumption devices, which include web browsing, email, video display, audio playback, etc., as well as book readers.
So it's not installed. What's the big deal? Installing it takes what, 45 seconds? A minute tops?
While we are at it, why no calculator or weather program?
Why? Because I'm asking questions that you have no good answers for?Dude, you're a really unpleasant person.
I think Apple does this on purpose so you will connect to the App Store an begin your exploration of available apps.
Marketing at its finest.
The correct answer is so that the apps (like iBooks) can be updated independently of the OS.
Things like Newsstand (which is not an app in the first place) and Gamecenter come with the OS because they more tightly integrated with it and need to be present to provide services to other apps.
While we are at it, why no calculator or weather program?
Thanks. Good to see commenters who either have the answers or know how to discuss.
It's the same with Find My iPhone and Find My Friends. iBooks is significantly more important though and should probably come preinstalled.
I agree it should be preinstalled. However, it is not a big deal to install manually.
I think it more has to do with anti trust issues. I think Microsoft got in a lot of trouble back in the day because they only preinstalled their software or something?
I think Apple is trying to do what they can to make the iPad equal opportunity in regards to ebook sales. And to keep antitrust cases from being filed.
I thought that mighta been it but then there's the App Store and iTunes. The former has no competition and probably won't for a very long time. I don't see any reason why an eBookstore would be treated differently than the app and music stores.
I think it more has to do with anti trust issues. I think Microsoft got in a lot of trouble back in the day because they only preinstalled their software or something?
I think Apple is trying to do what they can to make the iPad equal opportunity in regards to ebook sales. And to keep antitrust cases from being filed.