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Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by jfoster »

jacobolus wrote: post #213
steeleduncan wrote: post #200

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I think the point is that the difference between 13", 15" and 17" laptops is easily grasped by even the least knowledgeable customer. It takes no time to figure which product fits your needs best. The difference between the 9.7" iPad and the 9.7" iPad pro is not intuitive, at least to me. If it is not obvious how different products serve different needs, then you aren't actually expanding the market your product appe…

The important difference is that “pro” supports the stylus, while “non-pro” does not.

Is that really the biggest difference? Sure, a stylus might be important, but they could just make all models work with the stylus.

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Post by samstave »

topbanana wrote: post #286
chrissnell wrote: post #217

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I doubt it. The Mini is a great tablet for little kids. It's just the right size for toddlers and they can still hold it even when you put an Otterbox Defender on it.

It works great for me too. I'm 38 and three quarters

You're a cute little munchkin!

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by stanmancan »

JohnnyConatus wrote: post #89

There is a legendary story about how Steve Jobs, upon his return to Apple, drastically cut-down the number of models that they offer. How on earth have they forgotten that lesson? Trying to figure out the differences between the 9.7" iPad and iPad pro is not easy, and regardless, it makes it harder to buy.

This is what happens when they don't have a "product" guy running the company anymore. Steve Jobs was brilliant at coming up with new products. Every since he left all we have gotten is the Apple Watch, which one can argue he probably had a hand in. Their only option now is to start creating variations of existing product lines to keep them "fresh".

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by anamoulous »

dvcrn wrote: post #180
leggomylibro wrote: post #152

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Seriously; everyone is talking about jumping ship from Apple's products, all doom and gloom, but I'm coming from the opposite direction. I do not like or use Apple products unless my work strenuously requires me to. But the dearth of offerings in high-quality laptops under 13.3" is astonishing. While I personally prefer the 10.1" form factor, I think that Apple is onto something with pushing a 12" 'daily driver' mode…

I agree. I am still longing for the new Apple MacBooks and love the tech they are putting out. I was highly hoping for a 12" revamp so I could finally get one. The first model was nice but didn't convince me just yet, but what they put into the recent MacBook pros like the new keyboard and tb3 put my hopes high for a 12" that could make me pull the trigger.

Was hoping for the update too. My personal is a 2011 11" and am waiting for the update to 12" to upgrade.

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by zimzam »

rayiner wrote: post #106
berberous wrote: post #45

From a Reddit comment, in addition to the bump from a A8x to A9 chip: - It's as thick as the iPad Air 1 (and thus thicker than the Air 2/9.7" Pro). - No laminated display (and no AR coating, True Tone, or wide color). - Air 2 quality camera. - The iPad mini 4 is now only available in 128GB, at $399. - The chamfers look matte, like the iPhone SE. Also, no Pencil support or smart connector.

How can they justify such a huge regression in the screen?!

They dropped the price by $70

Re: iPad 9.7‑inch

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Post by sbov »

k-mcgrady wrote: post #71
g051051 wrote: post #20

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Mine's not a children's toy, but it's almost useless now. Once they stop updating iOS for a device, it's pretty much game over. Many apps have stopped working due to the developers making mistakes and publishing incompatible updates. Just about the only app I can still use is NetFlix.

>> developers making mistakes and publishing incompatible updates If Apple thinks your device is old enough to end support (and Apple's pretty good at pushing updates for old devices for quite a while) why would devs keep trying to support you (when the app probably only cost $1-2 and 5 years have passed).

Why are the only two options devs supporting them or their app breaking? I have software that is close to 20 years old that is both unsupported and still works.

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Post by scarface74 »

JohnnyConatus wrote: post #89

There is a legendary story about how Steve Jobs, upon his return to Apple, drastically cut-down the number of models that they offer. How on earth have they forgotten that lesson? Trying to figure out the differences between the 9.7" iPad and iPad pro is not easy, and regardless, it makes it harder to buy.

There is a big difference. They were a $4 billion dollar company without the resources they have now and they were selling multiple computers with the same specs with different model numbers depending on the retailer.

He also said that a mistake they made with Macs was having a price umbrella that let others come in cheaper.

iPad is cheaper and doesn't support the pencil - good enough for most people - and the iPad Pro is more expensive and supports the stylus and has a faster processor.

Most people understand more expensive = better.

On a side note. I hate Apple stopped selling the 3rd Gen AppleTV for $59. It was "good enough" for people who mostly wanted AirPlay functionality and to stream videos using the included app. Now they have nothing that competes in the ChromeCast/Roku stick price range.

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Post by jbigelow76 »

constantlm wrote: post #11

Hmmm. Most people I know who own iPads have had them end up as rather expensive children's toys.

My iPad Pro (9.7) has been mostly a media consumption device, as was all other tablets I've owned, but now that my company has moved so much to a SaaS infrastructure (Office 365 and VSTS) the need to not VPN in to work network has made actual productivity with it possible. I think the tide will slowly turn.

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Post by isolli »

Someone1234 wrote: post #190
constantlm wrote: post #11

Hmmm. Most people I know who own iPads have had them end up as rather expensive children's toys.

iPads are absolutely fantastic for children, not even kidding... Between Guided Access and Restrictions, I can hand an iPad to my two year old and not have to worry. Plus then throw on high quality children's apps (most of which are educational) and YouTube Kids, and you have a wonderful platform for children. Parents could do much worse than to hand their kids an iPad. Certainly can be more engaging than throwing th…

Any children's app recommendations?
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