Apple Does Not Copy And Paste …

Copy and paste has no place on the iPhone. It's another desktop convention that does not scale well to mobile devices. For one, where would they put it? Should every app devote a spot in it's toolbar to a button that brings up a cut/copy/paste action sheet? Why do you need copy and paste on a phone anyway? You can already email URLs from Safari. Applications working together is a much better substitute for copy and paste. If you really want a URL from Safari, put in a bookmarklet and have your app implement a web protocol ((with proper security, of course.) Developers and designers should think of an easier way to get that URL. Because copy and paste can stay on the desktop. User Interface 2.0 is about inter-applicarion communication.

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