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From: Bill Powell <bill@anarchists.org>
Newsgroups: comp.mobile.ipad,misc.phone.mobile.iphone
Subject: Re: Install iOS 17.4.1 now to patch 2 new zero-day vulnerabilities
Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2024 16:50:30 +0200
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On Sat, 27 Apr 2024 11:07:16 +1200, Your Name wrote:

> Despite Apple's attempts to claim otherwise, the iPad is not and cannot 
> be a computer replacement for many reasons. The main one being that fat 
> fingers are a hopelessly inaccurate input device. The Pencil or similar 
> stylus (that Steve Jobs abhored when the iPad first launched) make is a 
> bit better, but your hands are still in the way of the display so it is 
> still nowhere near as good as a mouse, trackpad, or separate graphics 
> tablet.

All what you said is true, but some of what you said can be overcome by
mirroring the iPad over onto the Windows computer using a tool such as
https://www.vysor.io/download/

When casting that iPad to the PC's monitor, you have full use of the
keyboard, mouse and clipboard of the PC (and any attached pencils).