No Surprise
Somehow, there always seems to be some juicy Apple rumor the week of CES.
Funny that.
Somehow, there always seems to be some juicy Apple rumor the week of CES.
Funny that.
Couldn't releasing the iPad mini without a retina display be seen as Apple "sacrific[ing] quality in order to grab market share at lower price points"?
Still, the retraction by Reuters casts significant uncertainty on the original report and raises questions about whether Schiller's comments were mistranslated or misinterpreted.
Honestly think now is the time for Apple to put out 3 iPhones:
1) A 'budget' 3.5" one for emerging markets
2) The 4" iPhone
3) A new 5-5.5" iPhone
That's it, just 3 options. Sink or swim.
The average person has no idea how many news stories are fabricated... Not biased or shoddy, but outright invented to keep agents employed and sway public opinion.
Yes, but only if the Mini were actually sold at a lower price point. Selling it at $329 when your competitors have comparable products at $199 means that Apple is sacrificing quality at higher price points. That is a bad combination.
100% of everyones comments are misinterpreted by the media. How else could they possibly manage to sensationalize enough to get readership?
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Right, let's go back to the late '80s/early '90's business model that worked so well for Apple.
Yes, but only if the Mini were actually sold at a lower price point. Selling it at $329 when your competitors have comparable products at $199 means that Apple is sacrificing quality at higher price points. That is a bad combination.
The average person has no idea how many news stories are fabricated... Not biased or shoddy, but outright invented to keep agents employed and sway public opinion.
"How many" would be about 100%. A fundamental fact of life is that everyone is in it for the money, including you and me. Without money, I wouldn't be able to have the computer I'm using or a connection to the internet to post this message.
The average person has no idea how many news stories are fabricated... Not biased or shoddy, but outright invented to keep agents employed and sway public opinion.
"How many" would be about 100%.
There are 2 sizes of iMac.
There are 2 sizes of MacBook Air.
There are 2 sizes of MacBook Pro.
There are 2 sizes of iPad.
There are 3 sizes of iPod.
See a theme?
Yes, but only if the Mini were actually sold at a lower price point. Selling it at $329 when your competitors have comparable products at $199 means that Apple is sacrificing quality at higher price points. That is a bad combination.
I think people are referring to the unlocked price which is not $0 or $99. I'm assuming if you're in India you're not getting an iPhone 4S for whatever the equivalent of $99 is.Apple already has "cheaper iPhones" sold at $99 or $0
That can be argued, but I see it as Apple holding off on adding a new resolution to its iDevices (the iPad mini has the same resolution as the original iPad and iPad 2). When the mini gets Retina treatment, it will be another resolution programmers have to design their UI for, which is one of the arguments against Android and its hardware and software fragmentation.Couldn't releasing the iPad mini without a retina display be seen as Apple "sacrific[ing] quality in order to grab market share at lower price points"?
I would rather they move to a new form factor instead of continuing the 3.5 size.
"How many" would be about 100%. A fundamental fact of life is that everyone is in it for the money, including you and me. Without money, I wouldn't be able to have the computer I'm using or a connection to the internet to post this message.
They already have this, right now. Except the cheaper one has a retina display.Budget = 3.5", 320x480 non-retina display (like the first versions of iPhones)
Regular = 4.0", 640x1136 retina display (iPhone 5 and up)
No fragmentation, no headaches for developers.
Does anyone have an educated guess - would liquid metal be a cheaper manufacture process than say, the current iPhone 5 (milled aluminum) or even the glass front/back of the iP4/4s?
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No to mention, yields on retina displays. Apple's suppliers have only recently caught up with demands.
btw, hello from across the Bay.
When the mini gets Retina treatment, it will be another resolution programmers have to design their UI for, which is one of the arguments against Android and its hardware and software fragmentation.
This is why I laugh when I read quotes from "old media" journalists at established news organizations whining that bloggers and online news isn't true journalism. I can't tell the difference. In both instances it seems to be publish first, fact check later. Simple case of pot calling kettle black.
Same resolution as the Retina iPad would mean an extremely high level of pixels per inch because the device is so much smaller than the 9.7" screen of the iPad.Considering that the current iPad mini has the same resolution of the iPad 2, I think it's possible that the next iPad mini will spot the same resolution of the current iPad retina. Or not?
Why are people still talking about this?
No plastic. No more market share. That's it!
They already have this, right now. Except the cheaper one has a retina display.