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Webapp Workaround For iPhone Copy/Paste

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Gizmodo has the scoop on the launch of Pastebud, a third-party workaround for basic copy/paste on the iPhone using a couple of clever bookmarks and a webapp.

I say basic, because it is dependent on the bookmarks and so will only work with Safari, or with webapps that run within it.

I think the most interesting thing about Gizmodo’s scoop is the comment by Bandit underneath:

“No gadget in 2008 should require someone to create a workaround like this, let alone a gadget from a company as prominent as Apple. Apple should be embarrassed.”

You said it, Bandit. You said it.

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4 responses to “Webapp Workaround For iPhone Copy/Paste”

  1. hyloka says:

    Better not copy/paste anything sensitive, as it looks like the information might have to go to Pastebud’s servers before it makes it back to the phone.

  2. Matt says:

    Does anybody ‘officially’ know why Apple hasn’t added this functionality themselves?