Does iPad Air 2 surf the web like a cell phone or like a desktop?

I need to use my iPad for completing online assignments in my graduate course work. Will the iPad surf the web like a desktop? The formatting on a cell phone is unacceptable.

iPad Air, iOS 8.1.1

Posted on Dec 8, 2014 8:15 PM

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Dec 9, 2014 2:27 PM in response to HS Art Teacher

There are some web sites that incorporate technologies not supported by ios: activex, flash, and Java. All three have security issues. These can be classified as legacy tech and should be fading. Some of these limitation can be gotten around by using the puffin web browser. Best to try the ipad in a store with the site and see if it works.


You may be better off with the MacBook air. The ipad leans more to a document viewing device.


Robert

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