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Originally Posted by Kolenka
Not disagreeing with you here. Although what I've found is that Apple (and especially management) hates designing for "now". They almost always ditch what they consider to be the "old tech" before the "new tech" to replace it is completely ready. They did it with the first iMac (ditching the old ADB for USB), and various other Macs and devices over the years. This isn't really new behavior for them. I think Apple is pushing for devices that can connect to the cloud and share via the cloud, but the development to make that a reality is a little slower than some would have liked. Sneakernets like you describe are still common because it is partly habit that needs to change as well.
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Absolutely, I've got no issue with Apple designing their products for the future. But until the future arrives, and until those habits change, I have legitimate reasons for wanting certain features in the tablet I buy.
Note that I'm not pushing for a device that can't connect and share via the cloud; I'm already using cloud computing and agree that it has some great benefits. But I don't want to be cut off from older-fashioned file transfer methods until the cloud is fast enough and in sufficiently wide use to make the older methods obsolete.
Graham