Source: Apple to discontinue iPad mini

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Post by artsandsci » Tue, May 16, 2017, 3:19 PM UTC

Source: Apple to discontinue iPad mini
bgr.com

Re: Source: Apple to discontinue iPad mini

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Post by jgrahamc » Tue, May 16, 2017, 3:30 PM UTC

This is sad. The iPad mini was the one iPad that I really liked. It's incredibly light weight and about the right size to have as a useful hole in space that connects to the Internet.

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Post by aaronpk » Tue, May 16, 2017, 3:33 PM UTC

jgrahamc wrote: post #2

This is sad. The iPad mini was the one iPad that I really liked. It's incredibly light weight and about the right size to have as a useful hole in space that connects to the Internet.

Same! I was hoping to buy the new update to it next month! The 9.7" iPad feels too big for most of what I want to do with it.

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Post by grandalf » Tue, May 16, 2017, 3:39 PM UTC

aaronpk wrote: post #3

jgrahamc wrote: post #2

This is sad. The iPad mini was the one iPad that I really liked. It's incredibly light weight and about the right size to have as a useful hole in space that connects to the Internet.

Same! I was hoping to buy the new update to it next month! The 9.7" iPad feels too big for most of what I want to do with it.

I agree too.

Re: Source: Apple to discontinue iPad mini

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Post by caiob » Tue, May 16, 2017, 3:40 PM UTC

The article does not look credible. It has no source, no evidence whatsoever. Am I supposed to take the author's word as gospel?

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Post by wvenable » Tue, May 16, 2017, 3:41 PM UTC

How is the iPad mini in the same market as a plus-model iPhone? iPad mini's are mostly for kids and grandmothers.

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Post by protomyth » Tue, May 16, 2017, 3:44 PM UTC

What the heck Apple? Do they not get that even the 9.7" size is too big for a lot of users (elderly, children). Its the perfect size, and the price difference between a iPhone 7 plus and the iPad mini is huge. I am hoping this another BGR rumor fail, but considering the lack of love Apple displayed in updates, it seems uncomfortably close to home.

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Post by pdelbarba » Tue, May 16, 2017, 3:45 PM UTC

jgrahamc wrote: post #2

This is sad. The iPad mini was the one iPad that I really liked. It's incredibly light weight and about the right size to have as a useful hole in space that connects to the Internet.

Yea, these things are absolutely loved in the general aviation industry. Big enough to run Foreflight but small enough to fit in a C172

Re: Source: Apple to discontinue iPad mini

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, May 16, 2017, 3:46 PM UTC

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Post by pbreit » Tue, May 16, 2017, 3:46 PM UTC

jgrahamc wrote: post #2

This is sad. The iPad mini was the one iPad that I really liked. It's incredibly light weight and about the right size to have as a useful hole in space that connects to the Internet.

Well, it's just an unsourced rumor at this point. My guess is it's not accurate.