Agree, but you KNOW as soon as they do it, people will want $100 refunds if they bought the 32GB at the old prices, or that they should get free 16GB to 32GB upgrades. Then they will bad mouth the evil profit making company, blah blah blah
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Agree, but you KNOW as soon as they do it, people will want $100 refunds if they bought the 32GB at the old prices, or that they should get free 16GB to 32GB upgrades. Then they will bad mouth the evil profit making company, blah blah blah
With how much flash memory has dropped in price since the iPad came out in 2010, I just find it hilarious that the fanatics are actually cheering for this overpriced "innovation"
And that's why Apple is a $100B company and you're just sitting to your computer deciding on how they should run their business.
Seriously though, Apple knows their customers will pay these prices and if you ran Apple's business with clientele that tend to have deeper pockets you'd do the same thing. Don't lie.
Oh sorry did I offend you? That probably was TOO MUCH for you to take in.
Dude, clearly there's no convincing you.
But which part of "you cannot use a laptop the same way as a tablet" did you not understand? Just because you could get an Air for the same price does not mean that the Air will be as useful for me in the field. A 128GB iPad would. I cannot bust out an Air in the mountains of Afghanistan to look up weather patters or direct combat aircraft to target enemy assets as easy as I could with an iPad. They are not the same thing. Get over it. I'd rather use the extra pounds and space I'm saving for ammo and supplies. Every ounce counts when you're humping out there.
That the iPad is expensive, well, it is. But I'd still buy it over an Air, price being the same, for purposes like the one I mention.
You're response was unnecessary and please get over yourself, you didn't offend me. You're powerless. I was setting you straight because you think you know how a big company should run their business better than they do.
The cloud will improve.
I'm sure it will be technically feasible so I wouldn't be surprised either, but I think the trend will be quite the opposite.
Networks will continue to improve. The "cloud" will be ubiquitous and bandwidth will improve. Devices will only need enough memory to cache frequently used data from the cloud.
I'm sure it will be technically feasible so I wouldn't be surprised either, but I think the trend will be quite the opposite.
Networks will continue to improve. The "cloud" will be ubiquitous and bandwidth will improve. Devices will only need enough memory to cache frequently used data from the cloud.
Only if data plans start becoming unlimited. "Cloud" storage is great and all, but if I didn't have an unlimited plan I would want all my music locally so I'm not wasting limited data every minute I listen to music. Even with unlimited data, I still need space to keep a decent library for roadtrips where service isn't smooth the whole way.
For me at least, REAL nationwide LTE and unlimited data would be both essential before I'd consider dropping below a 32gb model.
I agree with mostly everything, except the lightning connector motive (I just couldn't prove that is actually the reason), and buying Android instead. I see Android as a great alternative, no question, but for me the key issue is hardware and integration.
I feel Apple makes some of, if not the best hardware out there, especially where the MBPs are concerned. In addition, I refuse to use anything other than OSX for my personal computing (I use Windows & Linux when I have to).
So for me Android integration with my Apple hardware becomes somewhat of a workaround, where an all-Apple ecosystem gives me fire-and-forget simplicity.
That said, their pricing structure could definitely use some adjustment. Has Apple become arrogant as a company? Couldn't say for sure, maybe. But pricing...isn't this an old argument?
Apple has always been comparatively expensive (which sucks, I know). It's always give and take (feature-wise) with them. They give us a feature we want, then take one away. I've yet to have the "perfect" Apple device. In this case, they're giving us a much wanted feature (more storage) and taking away a key feature (affordability-our money).
Damn them for making things that I just don't want to live without!! Damn, Damn, DAAYUM!!!
Eh? I can totally understand a Laptop is not a tablet, just like I understand their should be a significant price difference between the two due to the vast performance difference and some functionality difference.
And why the hell would you be using an iPad you brought if you are in the military? Doesn't the military have something a bit more.... advanced and robust then an iPad? You know putting those tax payers dollars to good use?
You seemed to have made a rather odd point, it makes sense yes, just seems an odd way to make it? I'm not denying you aren't in the military and go romping around the mountains of Afghanistan chasing the Taliban and insurgence, but it's cool if you use an iPad to guide bombers in!
My point is about the pricing, yes a tablet computer, hell an iPad Mini, is better in some military personals back pack then a laptop, I'm not arguing that, I am just arguing about the silly price, Apple should really have scrapped the 16GB and lowered all pricing of the other models with the 128 replacing the 64 price ao it would be 32, 64, 128.
But hell if you use an iPad in a war zone and it survives, kudos to the iPad I say!!
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Wow. Amazing how desperate the Microsoft shills have gotten over the last decade.
Isn't it?
If you want to see a bad comparison, let's talk on February 9, 2014.
Exactly 1 year after the release of the Surface Pro. I'm looking forward to that date.
We (along with tech bloggers worldwide) will compare Surface Pro sales numbers with 128 GB iPad numbers.
There won't be anywhere to hide. The Microsoft apologists will be forced to face the painful truth.
I expect that Surface Pro will sell in "moderate" numbers like Surface RT.
Maybe not even enough to have its own slice of the iPad-clone pie chart.
It might even fall into the "Other" category, like Surface RT did.
Or, on the other hand, it may bring up the rear just above "Other."
Either way, I expect it to be an unsustainable business for Microsoft.
Eh? I can totally understand a Laptop is not a tablet, just like I understand their should be a significant price difference between the two due to the vast performance difference and some functionality difference.
And why the hell would you be using an iPad you brought if you are in the military? Doesn't the military have something a bit more.... advanced and robust then an iPad? You know putting those tax payers dollars to good use?
You seemed to have made a rather odd point, it makes sense yes, just seems an odd way to make it? I'm not denying you aren't in the military and go romping around the mountains of Afghanistan chasing the Taliban and insurgence, but it's cool if you use an iPad to guide bombers in!
My point is about the pricing, yes a tablet computer, hell an iPad Mini, is better in some military personals back pack then a laptop, I'm not arguing that, I am just arguing about the silly price, Apple should really have scrapped the 16GB and lowered all pricing of the other models with the 128 replacing the 64 price ao it would be 32, 64, 128.
But hell if you use an iPad in a war zone and it survives, kudos to the iPad I say!!
My question is: why should there be a price difference between the two? The unsubsidized price of an iPhone is like $800 or something. You're assigning value merely to computing horsepower. It is in that very issue that we disagree, I think value (and therefore reasonable cost) should be assigned to more than that.
On a different note, military purchases are based on budget, like any other corporation. You present your use cases, cost analyses, and submit a proposal. But BYO devices can be used when cleared, as well.
In addition, I've found the iPad to be an extremely tough device (it is made of metal, vs plastic). The glass is tough, and with very basic protection (I use skins in front and back; that's it.) it is surprisingly robust. The use cases I presented were to contrast how much different a laptop is to a tablet; they just cannot be practical in the same situations. Tablets, especially ones following Apple's archetype, are limited only by the individual's vision. Combat situations are defined by flexibility: you need to adapt quickly, make fast decisions, and the equipment has to facilitate, not hinder this. With an iPad in the field a combatant could keep/team share mission charts, identify prisoners and/or confirm neutralized threats, forward and receive records (medical, maintenance, operational), photograph and forward battle injuries for medevac preparation, receive battlefield data securely, control remote operated equipment, etc, etc, from a single, light, hand-held device with a looong battery life. You just cannot multitask in the field, any field, as easily with a laptop. Not even close. You could apply this logic to firemen, medics, forward deployed construction workers, and anywhere people need to get work done and have access to information and data in all its forms without a desk.
Hence, comparisons between laptops and tablets are not reasonable, unless the tablet will not ever, ever, ever be used as a field device. The primary use of the device must be taken into account.
Again, do I want a cheaper iPad? Yes. Do I think Apple should have eliminated the 16GB setup? Yes. But is a $1,000 iPad unreasonable? I don't think so. Time will tell if other consumers feel the same way..
I would be very happy to get a 128GB iPhone, why not. My music takes 20GB, I keep another 4GB of podcasts, and of course movies, photo's apps, etc, etc. Why should I pay my wireless carrier to download content when I can take it with me and not have to worry.
Never would have thought of that! That said Corporate sales are a nice piece of pie for Apple.
i have over 11,000 songs which is totals to around 50 GB, so yes i need it, especially if im going to download a bunch of apps
and especially if u jailbreak it, add all the extra features and themes and what not,
and most importantly using the USB DRIVE APP TO PARTITION YOUR PHONES HARDDRIVE TO ACT AS AN EXTERNAL HARDDRIVE
very important and very useful whether for work and just every day use.
say theres a movie or song you really want or a big data file but u dont have anything but your phone.
its great for that.
if they make a 128 GB iphone im defintely getting it
iPad, i would if i had the money.
Why are so many Anti-Apple and Anti-iPad even in this thread? Just to troll people? Got nothing better to do?
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Most iPhones are the same price as a Macbook Air too, but you buy them at a subsidized pricing model. So you're entire point is invalid, moooove on.
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Most iPhones are the same price as a Macbook Air too, but you buy them at a subsidized pricing model. So you're entire point is invalid, moooove on.
You must be a pretty negative person to only see the negative in this move. It´s not the price that people applaud on, it´s the additional option to have more memory available. And since 128GB is now an option, it will become more widespread and there´s more competition, which ultimately may lead to lower prices in the end products themselves or even higher capacities in the future. Yes, lower prices. You would not get lower prices if there´s no competition to be expected anytime soon. In the future there probably won´t be 16GB iPads anymore, baby steps you know.
The current price of NAND doesn´t matter at all. It´s not the NAND that you pay for, it´s an iPad, which still is the best tablet out there. And if you want the best, you´re going to have to pay for it or buy something cheaper.
You´re probably the guy that always has something bad to say about everything. I know people like you and I don´t like them.
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