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Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates

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In article <XnsA68DA5337E3B7timothybilyahoocom@216.166.97.131>, Tim
<timothybil@yahoo.com> wrote:

> >> > 
> >> No thanks on Apple. I have had the experience of trying to host an
> >> Apple device on a Windows PC, and don't want to do that again.
> > 
> > what does that even mean? apple devices do not need to be 'hosted'.
> 
> What do you back up to? Last I heard it was thru iTunes, and Apple no 
> longer supports iTunes on Windows. If there is some other way to back it 
> up please tell me.

where the world did you get that idea???? itunes is fully supported on
windows 7 and later.

as for backing up, ios devices can back up to icloud or itunes or both.
it's up to the user.

icloud backups are convenient while itunes backups are faster and with
a local copy. many people use both methods, as they each have
advantages for different reasons.

some apps also have their own backup options independent of the
underlying os, such as dropbox, google docs, etc. with such apps, you
can use any device, whether it's ios, android, mac or widows and access
the same data.

> >> There is no 
> >> doubt that Apple sells great gear, but to really use it to its full 
> >> potential, one must drink the koolaid, and buy into the whole 
> >> infrastructure.
> > 
> > nonsense.
> > 
> Steve Jobs himself said everything was designed around the Apple 
> Experience, IOS on the iPhone and OSX on the Mac. Everything is designed 
> to work together like an interlocking machine. 

they're obviously designed to work together because by doing so, they
can offer features that other companies can't. however, that doesn't
mean they don't interoperate with other systems. 

ios devices work perfectly fine with windows systems. 

other companies do the same thing. for instance, a samsung gear watch
works best with samsung phones, and originally, it *only* worked with
samsung phones.

nikon flashes work better with nikon cameras, versus sunpak or other
flashes, who have to reverse engineer the signaling and may not get
everything right. also, nikon is the only company who knows the exact
specs of their sensors, while adobe and others have to empirically
determine that and therefore the results are often considered to be not
as good. so while you can use any app you want to process images, the
'best' results are with nikon's own software (or canon for canon
cameras, sony for sony cameras, etc.).

> Here is an example: To 
> back up an iPhone one needed iTunes, yet iTunes is no longer supported on 
> the Windows platform. What are those who were doing that supposed to do 
> now?

they need to realize that they're grossly uninformed.

seriously, where in the world did you get the idea that itunes wasn't
supported on windows?

> >> I have always liked the Mac GUI, and my first PC was a 
> >> color Mac Plus, but I have too much invested in my current Windows
> >> system to want to switch now, even if I could afford it. If when the
> >> time comes there is not a good successor, I will look at the 6" and
> >> 10" devices to see what might work for me.
> > 
> > nobody said anyone has to switch from windows.
> > 
> No, you don't 'have' to, but it works a whole lot better, without a lot 
> of aggravation if one does.

of course.

obviously things work better when all products are from the same maker
because features can be added that aren't available from other makers.

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Nexus 7 (2013) Updates Tim <timothybil@yahoo.com> - 2016-09-24 00:17 -0500
  Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2016-09-24 14:57 +0200
    Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates Tim <timothybil@yahoo.com> - 2016-09-24 10:09 -0500
      Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates lew <citrustwosac@google.mailer.company.invalid> - 2016-09-24 16:22 +0000
        Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2016-09-24 19:35 +0200
      Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-09-24 17:31 +0100
  Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates David Taylor <david-taylor@blueyonder.co.uk.invalid> - 2016-09-24 14:42 +0100
    Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates Tim <timothybil@yahoo.com> - 2016-09-24 10:14 -0500
      Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-09-24 11:53 -0400
        Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates Tim <timothybil@yahoo.com> - 2016-09-24 16:14 -0500
          Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-09-24 17:56 -0400
          Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates "s|b" <me@privacy.invalid> - 2016-09-25 17:23 +0200
            Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-09-25 20:28 -0400
              Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-09-25 20:33 -0400
                Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates tlvp <mPiOsUcB.EtLlLvEp@att.net> - 2016-09-26 13:17 -0400
                Re: Nexus 7 (2013) Updates nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2016-09-26 13:43 -0400
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