A lack of copy and paste seems to be used by people to berate platforms they don't like, the reasoning behind this being because it's been there since the early versions of Windows, it should be in *any* platform worth its salt. On a phone the only time I find I need it is when I have to send a number to someone who's got a fairly old device, but I will admit, on these few occasions it is pretty annoying to find that you don't have the option.
On 24 February 2011 12:57, Alan Davies <adav...@cls-services.com> wrote: > Copy and paste should be there - it's a very small issue and not used by > many I would guess, but it still should have been there from launch and > seems a silly PR loss to those who'd leverage it as a "fault" to compare. > It seems to me that the commercial pressure to release before the Christmas > buying frenzy took precedence. They said from the outset that they'd > deliver it later though. > > ------------------------------ > *From:* Micheal Espinola Jr [mailto:michealespin...@gmail.com] > *Sent:* 23 February 2011 20:45 > > *To:* NT System Admin Issues > *Subject:* Re: Can you hear me now, Microsoft? > > <snip> > > I didnt get an iPhone by choice, and copy/paste was one of the primary > reasons that a performed my first jailbreak. That and status > bar reoccurring notifications. > > Going from Windows Mobile and Blackberry to iPhone was terribly frustrating > at first. Apple has been listening, and adjusting. For Microsoft to come > out the gate with a 3 year old complaint against a competitor, is mind > boggling to me. > > I'm going to hazard a guess that the issue isnt about copy/paste as > a difficult to implementable feature, but its rather a lack of > sophistication of the touch-screen. The iPhone does extremely well at > calculating intent behind how a touch occurs. > > The Windows Mobile/Phone team has restricted their more refined > capabilities by removing the stylus. > > -- > ME2 > > > > > ************************************************************************************ > > WARNING: > > The information in this email and any attachments is confidential and may > be legally privileged. > > > > If you are not the named addressee, you must not use, copy or disclose this > email (including any attachments) or the information in it save to the named > addressee nor take any action in reliance on it. If you receive this email > or any attachments in error, please notify the sender immediately and then > delete the same and any copies. > > > > "CLS Services Ltd × Registered in England No 4132704 × Registered Office: > Exchange Tower × One Harbour Exchange Square × London E14 9GE" > > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > -- "On two occasions...I have been asked, 'Pray, Mr Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able rightly to apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." *IMPORTANT: This email is intended for the use of the individual addressee(s) named above and may contain information that is confidential, privileged or unsuitable for overly sensitive persons with low self-esteem, no sense of humour or irrational religious beliefs. If you are not the intended recipient, any dissemination, distribution or copying of this email is not authorised (either explicitly or implicitly) and constitutes an irritating social faux pas. Unless the word absquatulation has been used in its correct context somewhere other than in this warning, it does not have any legal or no grammatical use and may be ignored. No animals were harmed in the transmission of this email, although the kelpie next door is living on borrowed time, let me tell you. Those of you with an overwhelming fear of the unknown will be gratified to learn that there is no hidden message revealed by reading this warning backwards, so just ignore that Alert Notice from Microsoft. However, by pouring a complete circle of salt around yourself and your computer you can ensure that no harm befalls you and your pets. If you have received this email in error, please add some nutmeg and egg whites, whisk and place in a warm oven for 40 minutes.* ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
