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From: Tyrone <none@none.none>
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Subject: Re: What's the actual *advantage* of not having an sd slot?
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On Jun 15, 2025 at 3:32:48 PM EDT, ""R.Wieser"" <address@is.invalid> wrote:

> Bottom line: You think you still need an sd-card, but have not even tried to
> explain what for, and have concocted a paranoia "they are out to get us"
> story to make it sound as if its *really* needed.

Which is Marion's standard MO.  Make a LOT of claims, but they are never a
reflection of reality. His whole point is to make iPhones "look bad". Thus,
iPhones are "inferior" because they lack legacy ports that are no longer
needed.

I have not fiddled with SD cards for about 15 years.  Since the days of
digital cameras, where you would take the SD card out of the camera and put it
in your PC to copy the pictures over.

Nowadays, that is all done automatically.  I have iPhones/iPads, a couple Macs
AND a couple Windows PCs. You install iCloud on the Windows PCS and all your
pics are *automatically* copied over.  Of course, the iPads and Macs get the
pictures automatically also. 

My iPhones and iPads have a minimum of 256GB, and I have iPad Pros with 1TB. 
 So why do I still need to fiddle about with slow, obsolete SD cards?  If I
really needed to transfer files manually , a USB-C drive is way better and WAY
faster. 

Not to mention that you can also send ANY files back and forth between
Windows/Macs/iPads/iPhones using the built-in networking functionality of
each.  No external drive/SD card needed, no extra software needed AT ALL. 

Marion will claim that legacy crap like SD cards and headphone jacks are
"industry standards".  But SD cards are 26 years old and headphone jacks are
about 80 years old. Neither are needed in the wireless age. Yes, you CAN still
do it manually. 

Sorry, but I no longer want to do that.  I prefer to live in 2025, not 2005.