North attracts South Poles basic high school science - Equal poles repel each other.
Which has what to do with whether there are magnets or a metal strip for the portrait position?? I see no relevance to the original topic of can it be used in portrait mode. Portrait mode would need something for the magnets to cling to...regardless of any polarity issues. Why would there be polarity issues?
Basic science.. exactly. Thanks, I already learned this in school. You get sidetracked too easily. The discussion is about whether there is anything to "cling" to on the portrait side... and you are worried that if it's magnets that they would end up repelling each other. That. is. not. the. topic. under. discussion.
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Why would there be polarity issues?
Polarity issues are only present when it comes to magnet to magnet attraction.
N - S attract N - N and S - S = repels each other
The discussion is about whether there is anything to "cling" to on the portrait side.
Yes and I have covered that too. Like I said above.
1 - The iPad is a rectangle and NOT a square, the current cover will only work in landscape and only seems hinged from the left, the right side has buttons.
Consider for a moment if the iPad was square with a metal strip inside on all four sides you could then go landscape and portrait with the same cover.
2 - Also if you read the post there was mention of (connection points) and someone mention magnets inside the iPad = hence my rant.
You were positing that a cover could be made to work in portrait mode.
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You right, I watched the video again - It does not go into portrait.
I supposed they could offer a cover that rolls the other way ?
Whereas I said that there wasn't anything to cling to on the portrait side... and they weren't going to redesign the iPad2 for that.
(of course I said magnet whereas it could also be a metal strip or SuperGlue or whatever.. that part was not relevant to the topic... but you picked up the ball and ran off the field to the locker room with it...)
That's it.. nothing more. You wondered if they could design the cover to work in portrait orientation. Bzzzt! The answer is no..... (some 3rd party might, but it won't be Apple)
Forget magnets and the North pole and polarity and metal strips and aliens and your big toe and everything else that you have thrown in to confuse a simple discussion.
Have another beer and move on the the next topic to flummox and obfuscate.
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Bear I do understand you don't read what you even write - but hey thats okay
I am not trying to argue with you - just defending myself from you.
Heres what you wrote
Think about it... That would involve magnets on the adjacent side of the iPad... which would necessitate a redesign. No, don't think that's going to happen.
I already told you that isn't what the discussion was about. At least I comprehend what I write. Polarity has NOTHING to do with being able to use the cover on the portrait side.
Defending yourself? LOL... I'm just trying to have a discussion with someone that makes sense... and doesn't get off the subject.
I suppose that if I wrote...
Think about it... That would involve a connection for the cover on the adjacent side of the iPad... which would necessitate a redesign. No, don't think that's going to happen.
Then you would have said.. Oh right.. that makes sense.
LOL.. not bloody likely. Instead you glommed onto ...oh.. it's not magnets inside.. it's a metal strip.
I don't want to argue with you.. I just want you to stop veering off topic and then getting the whole discussion muddied up with facts about other things... and then going.. Right Bear. Wrong Bear. <<<<<<<< (insert important words here) Do you get it now? Etc....
Anyways, I realize that there is a part of you that just hates admitting to being wrong about anything. As others have noted.. you will argue a point till everyone falls over from exhaustion.. even when it's clear that you are not making sense.. even when everyone tells you that you aren't making sense.
But what's going to happen when the magnets on the side of the iPad get smashed with a sledge hammer? Boom, there goes your polarity. Apple knows nothing about industrial design, they need to go back to high school.
#553902 - 03/14/1112:38 PMIn all this diatribe here....
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I wish there were a way to use the cover on the short side. A lot of the promotional jack up was about the iPads ability to sense the orientation of the device to view photos or read books ad stuff. If the cover only fits one way it puts a damper on this. Shucks, the cover only fits one way even in landscape mode.
When in my easy chair I usually orientate the dock port, thus the home button. To my left as it's closer to my charging cord. So even in landscape it's backwards for me.
Oh, hum.
Dave
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I wish there were a way to use the cover on the short side. A lot of the promotional jack up was about the iPads ability to sense the orientation of the device to view photos or read books ad stuff. If the cover only fits one way it puts a damper on this. Shucks, the cover only fits one way even in landscape mode.
When in my easy chair I usually orientate the dock port, thus the home button. To my left as it's closer to my charging cord. So even in landscape it's backwards for me.
Oh, hum.
Dave
Give it time... 3rd party vendors will address this.. heck some have already started...
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