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		enricojr 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: “A calculator app? Anyone could make that” Could this be the reason why iPads haven't had a calculator app until recently? Because it's such a difficult problem to solve that it required elite coders and Masters/PhD level knowledge to even make an attempt? (Apple Finally Plans To Release a Calculator App for iPad Later This Year)[https://www.macrumors.com/2024/04/23/calculator-app-for-ipad...]

wartijn_ 9 months ago [–]

I haven’t really used the iPad’s calculator app, but it looks exactly like a larger version of the iPhone app. So I don’t think there are any technical reasons why it took so long for the iPad to get that app.

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