PS, mark my words, MS7 Phone will have copy/paste. I just can’t see them sticking to their guns on this one.

With that said I was not aware of the Engadget article that you quoted. I would like to thank you for bringing that article to my attention. As you can see at the bottom of my article I quoted two different sources. The first being PCMAG.com (http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2361377,00.asp), and the second being The Register (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/03/17/cut_n_paste_b_gone/). Please feel free to read the articles on both of these sites.

In The Register article they do bring up the fact that Windows Phone 7 Series can automatically detect phone numbers and the such for interaction with other applications. However, it does not address the fact that true cut, copy, and paste are not going to be included on the Windows Phone 7 Series. This is the point I wanted to get across.

You were so kind to direct my attention to the Engadget article, I would like to return the favor, by pointing out that Engadet has made an update to their copy and paste section:

“Copy and paste: conspicuously missing ?UPDATED

Beyond the lack of true multitasking, Microsoft has another notably absent headline feature that’ll undoubtedly ruffle some feathers: copy and paste. In light of the flak Apple took for leaving copy and paste out of the initial releases of the iPhone’s OS, you’d think Microsoft would’ve taken the plunge and made this happen, but we get the impression it’s all about time constraints here and they simply prioritized a real clipboard too low on the list to make the cut for the first release of the platform. Instead, they’re offering up some supposedly rich data-detection services that will sniff out phone numbers from messages and documents and the like, which cuts the pain a tad — but it’s certainly no replacement, and the company’s lines about end-users not actually needing a clipboard system ring a little hollow to our ears.”

Engadget goes on to talk about Delighters, this is what they had to say:

“”Delighters”: What you see here isn’t the full list of functionality and features — Microsoft has said it’ll be rolling out “delighters” over time that extend the platform in unique and interesting ways. We don’t know exactly what they’ll be, but we were flat-out told that copy / paste support isn’t among the group, so that’s that.”

As you can see what you sent, conflicts with what Engadget had updated. So, this would lead me to believe that you are being one sided in regards to Microsoft’s decision. Fortunately, I don’t see it this way, and don’t interpret what I’m saying to you as being wrong. I’m simply demonstrating how multiple articles will have different points. In this case Engadget had made updates. If this link – http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/18/windows-phone-7-series-the-complete-guide/ is not what you read, please feel free to point me to the article you read. This is where I found the update to copy and paste.

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From Engadget: Microsoft says leaving clipboard operations out was a conscious design decision based on user research showing that people don’t actually use copy and paste very often, and that instead 7 Series features a systemwide data detection service which recognizes things like phone numbers and addresses so you can take action on them. Third-party apps can hook into this service, so that an email address can be routed to the email client of your choice, but there’s no copy and paste functionality.

This, again, is similar to the iPhone, but nonetheless is important to mention. Your post is skewed to lead the reader to believe that there will be NO way of using information between programs (i.e., tap to dial a number, etc.).

While Windows Phone 7 won’t make me give up my iPhone, you’ve got to give Microsoft a little credit. After all, Apple likely agrees with Microsoft on this and only included copy and paste after enough of us bitched about it for a long time.

Your writing reads like Fox News… fair and balanced?

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I had two problems with this a) the albums iit split were not compilations I had stipulated this in my first email and b) who is it exactly who wants 20 odd albums with only one song on each when they could have the original compilation album with all the songs that belong on it?

My review = terrible, over priced program that hasn’t been trialed or advertised properly.

Tidysongs will ruin your itunes library and waste your time!

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