Why Apple does not ship the iPad/iPad2 with a simple calculator app?

I just wonder what are the rationales, if any, behind the exclusion of a calculator app from iPad.

Barbara Brundage wrote:
None of us can tell you why apple does or doesn't do anything--we're just other users like you. But there are a number of decent free calculator apps you can get from the app store. I use Calculator XL.
Before I retired one of the projects I worked on was the HP-41CX--I designed and programmed the logic board tester--so when I purchased my iPhone I was quite pleased to see that a very good emulator for the 41CX was available from the app store.
Prior to finding the emulator I had tried several of the free calculators and found them all insufficient for one reason or another. Links to i41CX below.
without printer support:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/i41cx-rpn-calculator/id292619450?mt=8
with printer support:
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/i41cx-rpn-calculator-printer/id289068865?mt=8
Of course if you don't like RPN...

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