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Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY

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On 29 Oct 2026, Maria Sophia wrote in
<11c02du$pgj$1@nnrp.usenet.blueworldhosting.com>:
> Paul wrote:
>>> Since iOS is expressly designed by Apple to NOT interoperate
>>> with Windows, it shouldn't be surprising that we'd "think"
>>> bluetooth would work, since it works with every other common
>>> consumer operating system, and Windows.
>>> 
>>> Just not with iOS.
>>> 
>> 
>> I keep looking at the help files on the web from Apple, and the
>> only result I get from reading them, is an
>> indication I should not be buying the device.
> 
> I've learned, over the decades, that Apple 'says' they cripple iOS
> "for our safety", but the real reason copy fails is iOS prevents
> interoperability.

They never say that.
> 
> If an Apple device worked in the real world, Apple's profits would
> plummet.

This is not a rational statement.
> 
> It would be too easy for an iPhone to just work with USB, for
> example. Or to just work with bluetooth, or even to just work with
> Wi-Fi on the LAN.

My iPhone works with BlueTooth and Wi-Fi just fine. On the rare
occasion I have used USB with it, that has also worked fine -- but
there is rarely a need for it.
> 
> Nope. You have to use Apple-only products in an Apple-only
> ecosystem if you want an Apple device to play well with Windows
> (or, as noted, with Linux).

You just moved goalposts. And Windows works no better with iPhones
than iPhones work with Windows. So?
> 
>> "their way or the highway". That's OK, the world won't flip its
>> axis because I didn't buy an Apple product :-)
> 
> When I first bought an iPhone for one of my kids,

You hate the product and the company but you still buy iPhones? That
sounds very unlikely.

> she wanted it
> pink, which should have been a warning, and it had to have "I'm a
> Barbie girl" as a ringtone (this was in the days of Limewire, well
> before YouTube I think).
> 
> Over the years, I've learned Apple owners are cultivated, by
> Apple, to do things the Apple way, even as I grew up in a world
> where I do what I want.

Your complaint is the color. Wow.
> 
>> By comparison, things smaller than a desktop, just
>> aren't a "good time". Too restrictive. Do I have to smash
>> everything with a hammer, to get things done ? There must be a
>> better way.
> 
> Luckily, if we are stuck on an iOS device and we want to
> bidirectionally transfer the clipboard (or file) over USB or over
> Wi-Fi to Windows, we can.

I use a shared clipboard on my iPhone and my laptop with (mostly) no
issue. Just works. As it should .

> It's just the classic Apple kluge to do it.
> 
> 1. Either use the iOS native Files app and set up a two-way smb
> share 2. Or, start with the Files app and then use LocalSend for
> the sharing
> 
> Both work.
> 
Or just copy and paste... and SMB and the Files App have nothing to
do with it.


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Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-28 16:01 -0400
  Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-28 21:19 +0100
    Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-28 21:01 -0400
      Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY knuttle <keith_nuttle@yahoo.com> - 2026-10-28 22:19 -0400
        Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-28 23:00 -0400
          Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-29 03:01 -0400
            Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-29 14:14 -0400
              Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-29 11:57 -0700
          Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-29 12:03 +0100
            Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-29 11:24 -0400
              Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2026-10-29 21:05 +0100
                Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2026-10-29 16:31 -0400
                Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY Maria Sophia <mariasophia@comprehension.com> - 2026-10-29 21:20 -0400
                Re: How to copy text on the iPad to the Windows PC THE EASY WAY Brock McNuggets <brock.mcnuggets@gmail.com> - 2026-10-29 18:45 -0700

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