The problem here is that you are 100% wrong. There is not a single application included in the stock software that serves an ad. Every single ad-laden app on an Apple-produced product got there because the owner/user downloaded it.
I have an 8GB iPod Touch that I've never filled. Some people just don't need a terabyte in a portable device. If you do, THE iPod/iPad WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR YOU. The fact that you hate its existence proves that you are a pure bigot who hates without cause.
I truly hope you die a horrible painful death and take your whole family with you.
You are filled with such hatred and contempt it's amazing you can even get out of bed in the morning.
The iPad is extremely useful if you JUST USE IT AS IT WAS INTENDED TO BE USED. Just because it's not intended to be used the way YOU want does not make it useless. You are a self-absorbed piece of shit.
I'd say that one day you will realize that the iPad is not intended to be a general purpose computer, even if the included hardware is capable of being used as such. But then I remember that I'm on slashdot, the home of self-involved assholes who think that if a product doesn't match their desires that it is fundamentally flawed and that anyone who likes it must be mentally challenged.
You can print from an iPad, or you can move the material to a PC and print from there. Apple starts with limited capabilities and adds new features as users make their desires clear and as usage patterns emerge that make sense to Apple. I am sure printing will debut as an iOS framework sometime in the next few versions.
Judaism is extremely tolerant of other religions. Never have Jews waged war or killed indiscriminately due to religion. Judaism has ideas and opinions about other religions and their validity, but it does not promote violence as a method for dealing with them.
iPad developers have to deal with this now. The iPad can be docked or paired with a physical keyboard. There are APIs and sample code to help deal with this.
It's little things like this that make the iPhone that much more attractive. There's no automatic UI rearrangement, but Apple at least publishes examples and guidelines to assist with view management. I've never come across an iPhone app that didn't ensure that the text area was in view when the keyboard was active.
iPhone apps run on the iPad, so they show up, but are marked as being iPhone-only. Apps that are both (universal) are marked that way. Apps that are iPad-only don't show up on the iPhone's App Store app. (I don't know what it does in the iTunes App Store app, but I assume there are appropriate indicators.)
Apple encourages app developers to fail gracefully when hardware (and software) features are not present. I have not had the issue with my apps, but I would assume Apple tests and rejects any apps that do not.
The 2-year cycle for cell phones existed long before Apple got in on the act. And Apple doesn't force anyone to upgrade. In fact, Apple developers go out of their way to help developers create apps that fail gracefully on hardware that doesn't have a particular feature (such as the camera, compass, etc).
It is illegal (in the US) for an airline to do that to you. If they cancel a flight (or even if circumstances force a cancellation), they have to provide you with an alternate flight. They even have to pay for accommodations if the next available flight is the next day.
If you use any kind of travel agency, they are free to charge you whatever they'd like for the rescheduling.
And thus the $20 extra charge for tethering. There was no need to cut the $30/unlimited plan just to introduce tethering. Anyone giving this even the slightest thought knew that AT&T was going to charge a huge surcharge to enable tethering.
Then don't plan on playing EQII, EQ, WoW, DAoC, Eve Online, etc. Oh wait, because this is SCII it's somehow special and should just work because you want it to?
Blizzard is upfront with what they are offering. It's amazing to see the arrogance on slashdot, such that most posters think that Blizzard is being Evil because they aren't being catered to.
And by amazing I mean that I fully expect to see shit like this from slashdot on a regular basis. It is funny, though.
They do it because including LAN play is more work for little gain. The longevity of the game is based on Battle.net access and they know it.
It's not DRM, but if you don't like it, don't buy it. They aren't introducing LAN play and then taking it away from you. They are simply never offering it in the first place.
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The problem here is that you are 100% wrong. There is not a single application included in the stock software that serves an ad. Every single ad-laden app on an Apple-produced product got there because the owner/user downloaded it.
And because your mental capacity cannot even be measured in Planck units, you have to hate it because it comes from Apple.
Do the world a favor and leave.
I have an 8GB iPod Touch that I've never filled. Some people just don't need a terabyte in a portable device. If you do, THE iPod/iPad WAS NOT DESIGNED FOR YOU. The fact that you hate its existence proves that you are a pure bigot who hates without cause.
I truly hope you die a horrible painful death and take your whole family with you.
You are filled with such hatred and contempt it's amazing you can even get out of bed in the morning.
The iPad is extremely useful if you JUST USE IT AS IT WAS INTENDED TO BE USED. Just because it's not intended to be used the way YOU want does not make it useless. You are a self-absorbed piece of shit.
The thinness is definitely a feature. You are just a bigot.
I'd say that one day you will realize that the iPad is not intended to be a general purpose computer, even if the included hardware is capable of being used as such. But then I remember that I'm on slashdot, the home of self-involved assholes who think that if a product doesn't match their desires that it is fundamentally flawed and that anyone who likes it must be mentally challenged.
You can print from an iPad, or you can move the material to a PC and print from there. Apple starts with limited capabilities and adds new features as users make their desires clear and as usage patterns emerge that make sense to Apple. I am sure printing will debut as an iOS framework sometime in the next few versions.
That has nothing to do with network connectivity.
Judaism is extremely tolerant of other religions. Never have Jews waged war or killed indiscriminately due to religion. Judaism has ideas and opinions about other religions and their validity, but it does not promote violence as a method for dealing with them.
You may want to reread the book. The gold was discovered to be missing by looking at the model, not the other way around.
I suppose the idea that there's no real premium attached to the iPad price is something you can't bear to entertain.
If an institution refuses to punish individuals within said institution, then I will lose respect for the institution.
I hope you can excuse the pun, but I have respect for an institution that polices its own.
Wow. I think you use a different Objective C then I do.
iPad developers have to deal with this now. The iPad can be docked or paired with a physical keyboard. There are APIs and sample code to help deal with this.
It's little things like this that make the iPhone that much more attractive. There's no automatic UI rearrangement, but Apple at least publishes examples and guidelines to assist with view management. I've never come across an iPhone app that didn't ensure that the text area was in view when the keyboard was active.
iPhone apps run on the iPad, so they show up, but are marked as being iPhone-only. Apps that are both (universal) are marked that way. Apps that are iPad-only don't show up on the iPhone's App Store app. (I don't know what it does in the iTunes App Store app, but I assume there are appropriate indicators.)
Apple encourages app developers to fail gracefully when hardware (and software) features are not present. I have not had the issue with my apps, but I would assume Apple tests and rejects any apps that do not.
The 2-year cycle for cell phones existed long before Apple got in on the act. And Apple doesn't force anyone to upgrade. In fact, Apple developers go out of their way to help developers create apps that fail gracefully on hardware that doesn't have a particular feature (such as the camera, compass, etc).
Windows changes so Microsoft can make more money. This is why MS is worth billions, and you, presumably, are not. Nor are the FreeBSD developers.
It is illegal (in the US) for an airline to do that to you. If they cancel a flight (or even if circumstances force a cancellation), they have to provide you with an alternate flight. They even have to pay for accommodations if the next available flight is the next day.
If you use any kind of travel agency, they are free to charge you whatever they'd like for the rescheduling.
And thus the $20 extra charge for tethering. There was no need to cut the $30/unlimited plan just to introduce tethering. Anyone giving this even the slightest thought knew that AT&T was going to charge a huge surcharge to enable tethering.
Stupid Chinese knock-offs.
No one said anything about missing features. You just threw that in so you could bash Apple.
Then don't plan on playing EQII, EQ, WoW, DAoC, Eve Online, etc. Oh wait, because this is SCII it's somehow special and should just work because you want it to?
Blizzard is upfront with what they are offering. It's amazing to see the arrogance on slashdot, such that most posters think that Blizzard is being Evil because they aren't being catered to.
And by amazing I mean that I fully expect to see shit like this from slashdot on a regular basis. It is funny, though.
Good. Blizzard doesn't want your business.
This only hurts paying customers who don't read the requirements on the box before they buy it.
I suspect you are one of those people who are too stupid to do so.
They do it because including LAN play is more work for little gain. The longevity of the game is based on Battle.net access and they know it.
It's not DRM, but if you don't like it, don't buy it. They aren't introducing LAN play and then taking it away from you. They are simply never offering it in the first place.