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by cloudwalking 17y ago
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- jacquesm 17y agoWhy should something that is basic functionality require third party services?
- cloudwalking 17y agoThe user experience gleans a lot of simplicity by abstracting hiding the filesystem. If you can't monkey with files, you can only break things programmatically. It's definitely different, and frustrating for superusers, but I think it will be perfect for the majority of the population.
- shin_lao 17y agoI'm sorry but you can both allow files to be moved (photo, music, movies, documents) and abstract the file system. When I move the photos from my camera to my computer, I don't have to deal with the file system at any moment.
- doron 17y agoExactly I dig the ipad allot, but Itunes and the design imperative behind it (it organizes my files, not me) never worked for me, it never worked for my music, it wont work for documents.
- GHFigs 17y agoInteresting choice of example, as loading photos from a camera is something the iPad can do without third-party software.
- aswanson 17y agoSuperusers that want to write a document and put it on another computer?
- david927 17y agoThe iPad is a $500 tax for being a fanboy.
- GHFigs 17y agoBecause it isn't basic for everybody. It's conceptually simple, but hundreds of millions of computer and cell phone users go through through most days without ever doing it at all. It is much more familiar and convenient to them to use messaging or the cloud or automated software. What I mean is that from the perspective of a mass-market electronics maker, it's something you can leave at a low priority. It'd be nice for some people, but most won't miss it and you can sell tens of millions of devices without it. Why do what few want?
- stcredzero 17y agoWhat if Apple were to add a "transfer" API that let one move files between apps? How about a window that you could open to see all of the App document collections as folders? That could let you drag and drop items to/from the desktop.