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Old 09-07-2013, 10:09 AM   #7
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Originally Posted by Queensjoy View Post

Something that I found interesting was that I had to download Android File Transfer to sideload files onto my tablet - I very specifically asked the sales boy if I needed any additional software to use the Nexus 7 with a MacBook Pro, and he very emphatically said "no!". Lo and behold - I plugged my Nexus 7 in today, and while it charged, it failed to read. There weren't any instructions in the box, either, so I needed to resort to Google to find out my options.
Yes, that's because it uses MTP, and MTP is a Microsoft thingy. So, will work only with windows out of the box.
I don't know why google made that choice, knowing fairly well that mac / linux users would be screwed.

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