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To: archivist007
The tablet should do a lot of things. Apple has made mistakes of not including things that are important like printing in their initial release. The iphone cannot print, organize, or view documents like Microsoft Windows. These capabilities are apart of the operating system.

Sorry, you are incorrect. You speak as someone who believes the incorrect information you read. The iPhone and the iPad both have iWorks apps that loads, edits, and creates Word documents (using Pages, a full Word compatible word processor), Excel documents (using Numbers, an Excel compatible spreadsheet) , or PowerPoint documents (using Keynote (a more powerful than Powerpoint presentation manager). These documents can be now be printed directly, displayed, or even projected from the iPhone or iPad, and could always be printed from a Mac or PC after editing or being created on the mobile device.

7 posted on 01/18/2011 11:48:57 AM PST by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft product "insult" free zone.)
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To: Swordmaker
I have an iphone 3g and computer that runs Microsoft Windows. I cannot view or create documents on my iphone. The only to view something is reading it as an attachment on a electronic message. I cannot store/see documents on my phone. Where on the iphone is the file organizer? There is none. It should be there automatically and I should not waste more money and time on trying to locate and download an app. The same goes with printing. I can now print via a third party app and printer. This should not be the case. In the end it boils down to money. Companies show their greed by limiting features so people are forced to buy new when there is not a need because the technology is already there to do it right. I am a capitalist, but these guys give it a bad name.
8 posted on 01/18/2011 12:06:36 PM PST by archivist007
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To: Swordmaker

I don’t know why anyone would want to print anything anyway(especially from a mobile device). Printing is so 20th century. ;^)

One of my biggest pet peeves are people that print emails. It just kills me every time I see it happen. (no, I’m not a tree-hugger type)


10 posted on 01/18/2011 12:23:33 PM PST by KoRn (Department of Homeland Security, Certified - "Right Wing Extremist")
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