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Why isn't iBooks preinstalled?
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Um Apple just had a whole keynote about textbooks.........
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Hmm, that's interesting. Good point.
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.
Dude, you're a really unpleasant person.
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Not really a question of inconvenience. Just wondering why some free Apple apps are preinstalled and can't be deleted while others, primarily iBooks, isn't.
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.
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.
Why? Because I'm asking questions that you have no good answers for?
The bottom line is, it takes very little effort and time to download the iBooks app to your iPad. Pretty conceited of you to think that just because you think it's an important app means everyone should have it on their iPad when that storage space could be used for other apps.
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I think having their 3 stores (App Store, iTunes and iBooks) sitting on the Home screen would be better business wise.
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Thanks. Good to see commenters who either have the answers or know how to discuss.
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I would take both of those over Reminders (but maybe that's because I have an iPhone with that feature).
Seriously? Get over yourself. This is how this thread has progressed:
You: I think iBooks should come preinstalled because it's a significantly important app.
Me: Why is it significantly important?
You: Textbooks
Me: What's so hard or time consuming about installing iBooks on your own?
You: YOU'RE AN UNPLEASANT PERSON! *CRY*
Agreed, and I was actually just wondering about this yesterday. Kind of stupid that the worthless Newsstand app/folder/whatever is forever stuck on my device, but iBooks isn't there unless I go download it.
I would have no problem with iBooks being preinstalled, as long as I could delete it. Unfortunately, that's usually not an option with preinstalled apps.
People complain all the time about manufacturer and carrier-installed bloatware on their mobile devices. I don't see why iBooks should be any different. It's not an essential app that needs to be permanently installed on the iPad.
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 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.
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Because 3rd party apps are not allowed to emulate functions that are included with the operating system. If iBooks was included there would be no Kindle or Nook store.
Because 3rd party apps are not allowed to emulate functions that are included with the operating system. If iBooks was included there would be no Kindle or Nook store.
Hmm, well, I don't know-- I'm not a lawyer, just a TV producer.
But I imagine that it has to do something with that. I was actually really surprised when then allowed the kindle and nook apps on the iPad, because they never would allow apps that replicated apple's own software. As long as apple gets their 30%, I guess they don't mind.