Isn’t it better though? You can install it if you want.
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Maco1969@lemmy.world 11 months ago
At least you’ve got a calculator app, ipads have never had one. Kind of ironic for a device that has more processing power than 1970’s supercomputers.
Sprokes@jlai.lu 11 months ago
Maco1969@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It’s just odd, anything ever made with a user interface since the 80’s has had a calculator app. Apple just remove features and charge more for something that is inherently similar to everything else they’ve ever done.
VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 11 months ago
Apple just remove features and charge more for something that is inherently similar to everything else they’ve ever done.
Ah, the joys of walled garden consumer electronics!
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
But it’s so easy to use!
except for all these idiotic things apple doesn’t allow you to do, but ignore that please
i remember as a kid when i temporarily had an iphone i thought something was broken because i couldn’t access the files from my pc
FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Except there are tons of free calculator apps, so they aren’t charging more in this case. Your criticism of Apple, in general, is warranted. Just not in this case.
ipp0@lemmy.world 11 months ago
[deleted]Honytawk@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
… it is a calculator … all it needs is like 15 buttons and a number screen.
It is the most basic program any student programmer creates at some point during their studies. And can be shown on just about every UI you can imagine.
It is also something every person uses.
Those apple excuses you mention, are just rubbish.
spongebue@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I’m all for choice or whatever, but a simple system-provided calculator should be benign and lightweight enough to be there and coexist with any competing calculator app without much drawback. Like a clock or web browser.
Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 11 months ago
Isn’t app store full of calculator apps?
AA5B@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Mostly with ads. It’s easy to argue that a calculator is more fundamental to a functional tablet than a web browser is, and Apple includes one. By all means, there ought to be a market for calculator apps, but it’s pretty fundamental to cover the basics. Also, Apple already has a calculator on iPhone and iPad runs pretty much the same software, so where is it?
ipp0@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Is it really that fundamental? The iPad has been selling quite well with no calculator app.
Mosfar@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
You can use the search bar for quick calculations. That doesn’t escuses Apple from adding an calculator app on iPad! Most calculator apps have ads or are paid
ohlaph@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Desmos is legendary.
Mosfar@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
Nerved had heard of it, looks amazing! Thanks for sharing
Ziglin@lemmy.world 11 months ago
And I thought our admins removed it…
VikingHippie@lemmy.wtf 11 months ago
Doesn’t every computer and computer-like device for the last couple decades or more? Or is that the joke?
Honytawk@lemmy.zip 11 months ago
The joke is that ipads don’t have a calculator despite having plenty of computing power
Gestrid@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Like a watch that doesn’t tell time.
ebc@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Even SD cards and USB chargers have powerful microcontrollers in them nowadays