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Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint

From Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org>
Newsgroups misc.phone.mobile.iphone, comp.mobile.ipad, comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint
Date 2014-02-02 17:54 -0700
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <020220141754001616%michelle@michelle.org> (permalink)
References (6 earlier) <020220141246551190%nospam@nospam.invalid> <020220141115226500%michelle@michelle.org> <020220141406217131%nospam@nospam.invalid> <020220141322394732%michelle@michelle.org> <020220141759366712%nospam@nospam.invalid>

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In article <020220141759366712%nospam@nospam.invalid>, nospam
<nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:

> > > if there's no ipad alternative then you have little choice, however,
> > > running an iphone app on an ipad will always be a sub-par experience.
> > 
> > Sub par compared to what?  
> 
> to a native app. 
> 
> > It's better than not being able to run it at all.
> 
> maybe, but that's the exception. it's much better to get the native app.

If the native app exists.  And it's not as rare as you may think.

> > In 2X mode, it's better than on an iPhone for some vision-impaired
> > people.
> 
> use zoom and/or speech. that's what it's for.

Zooming doesn't let you see the entire screen at once.

> it also depends on the app. some are jaggy, and that just looks bad,
> vision impaired or not. 

And many aren't jaggy.

> > > by default, iphone apps should not be installed on an ipad
> > > automatically. 
> > 
> > In your opinion.
> 
> obviously.

That's an improvement; you acknowlege that it's an opinion, and not
fact.

> > > by default, iphone apps should not be installed on an ipad
> > > automatically. 
> > 
> > In your opinion.
> 
> obviously.

Within each category.  You can have automatic downloads of everything
but apps if you want.

And considering that there aren't all that many apps these days that
have separate versions for iPad and iPhone, it's no longer a big issue. 
Except for people who like to make mountains out of molehills, that is.

Always designing for the outliers is not a very good marketing or
engineering strategy.

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An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-27 09:07 -0700
  Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Alan Ralph <alan.ralph@gmail.com> - 2014-01-27 16:22 +0000
    Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-27 13:06 -0500
    Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-27 23:31 -0700
  Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michael Eyd <news@eyd.de> - 2014-01-27 17:48 +0100
    Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-27 13:06 -0500
      Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-27 23:38 -0700
    Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-27 23:38 -0700
      Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-28 13:34 +0000
  Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-27 13:06 -0500
  Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-27 22:50 +0000
    Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-27 18:33 -0500
      Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint erilar <drache@chibardun.net.invalid> - 2014-01-27 19:06 -0600
      Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-01-28 13:34 +0000
    Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-27 23:39 -0700
  Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Jeffrey Kaplan <nomail@gordol.org> - 2014-01-30 00:18 +0000
    Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-01-29 18:04 -0700
      Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-01-30 13:23 +0000
      Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Jeffrey Kaplan <nomail@gordol.org> - 2014-02-02 03:20 +0000
        Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-01 22:11 -0700
          Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Jeffrey Kaplan <nomail@gordol.org> - 2014-02-04 03:12 +0000
            Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-04 00:14 -0700
        Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-02 12:46 -0500
          Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Jeffrey Kaplan <nomail@gordol.org> - 2014-02-04 03:13 +0000
    Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-01-29 23:17 -0500
      Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Jeffrey Kaplan <nomail@gordol.org> - 2014-02-02 03:23 +0000
        Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-02 04:58 +0000
          Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-01 22:17 -0700
            Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-02 12:46 -0500
              Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-02 11:15 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-02 14:06 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-02 13:22 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-02 17:59 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-02 17:54 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-03 12:28 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-03 19:27 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-03 23:46 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-04 00:13 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-04 14:42 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-05 00:30 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-05 12:13 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-05 10:31 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-05 13:34 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-05 12:04 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-05 15:39 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-04 17:01 +0000
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Jeffrey Kaplan <nomail@gordol.org> - 2014-02-04 03:22 +0000
            Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-02 22:06 +0000
              Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-02 15:20 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-02 17:59 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-02 17:46 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-03 12:28 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-03 18:39 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-03 23:46 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-04 00:11 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-04 14:46 +0000
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-04 08:00 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-04 17:13 +0000
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-04 10:25 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-04 14:42 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-05 00:31 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-04 14:42 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-05 00:22 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-06 23:59 +0000
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-03 01:49 +0000
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-02 22:05 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-03 13:57 +0000
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-03 12:28 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-03 18:37 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-03 23:46 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-04 00:10 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-04 14:42 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-05 00:27 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-05 12:13 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2014-02-05 10:30 -0700
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-05 13:34 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-02-04 14:43 +0000
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-04 17:01 +0000
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-04 14:42 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-04 17:01 +0000
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-03 12:28 -0500
              Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-02 17:59 -0500
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2014-02-03 19:33 +0000
                Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-03 17:22 -0500
        Re: An iTunes ecosystem complaint nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2014-02-02 12:46 -0500

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