It may not be a "must have" - but it sure would be nice if they would get around to optimizing the iOS for the iPad - all that real estate and I'm still reading the same size type as on my iPhone.
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Apple CEO Tim Cook: Drop in iPad Sales Just a 'Speed Bump'
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It may not be a "must have" - but it sure would be nice if they would get around to optimizing the iOS for the iPad - all that real estate and I'm still reading the same size type as on my iPhone.
This.
I've been saying this from the beginning.
The iPad is dumb.
Apple we are not dumb.
Please make the iPad smart.
It's software - I have no need to update my "new" iPad
In fact my "new" iPad 3G is new according to apple so I guess I won't need to upgrade.
One of the reasons
People upgrade every 2-3 years instead of every year. I know they can't wow us every time out, but these tiny upgrades don't make someone question there one year old device. I always thought the iPad should equal what the iPhone has with processor and other features that they end up putting in the next year.
People upgrade every 2-3 years instead of every year. I know they can't wow us every time out, but these tiny upgrades don't make someone question there one year old device. I always thought the iPad should equal what the iPhone has with processor and other features that they end up putting in the next year.
The needs of someone with enough money to spend on an iDevice perhaps? Either that or they are expecting a 12.9" iPhone to come out soon.
That's too big of a phone for just about everyone.
I think Mr. Cook is wrong on this one. Tablets aren't like phones as in they're not a necessity. They're almost a pure luxury good. Also the new features on tablets don't change as much from year to year as phones. There are a lot more people with iPad 2s who don't feel like they need the Air while the number with an iPhone 4 or 4S with no desire for a 5S is much lower. Plus the subsidies on tablets are fewer and further between than phones.
Short of lowering the price I don't see anything Apple can do to increase iPad sales. It's just the nature of the market.
Short of lowering the price I don't see anything Apple can do to increase iPad sales. It's just the nature of the market.
Apple sold 225 million iPads in 4 years. It took 5 years for the iPhone to sell that many. Maybe the iPad just needs to slow down a few quarters to catch its breath.
I have two iPad 2s and an iPad 4 at home, and all of them run fine. There's no lack of software for them, and even the iPad 2 pushes 1080p to the TV - so why do I need another one?
They're great - our family uses them every day for games, reference, homework, etc. That said, I'll probably buy the Air 2 when it comes out. The iPad 2s will get upgraded once software stops supporting it, probably 2-3 years from now.
That's called OSX. I for one would hate having multiple apps running simultaneously in iOS. Fast app switching is the right way to handle an app-centric system. I don't want to have to have the ram to keep multiple apps loaded. I don't want the battery drain. I don't want devs to expect their app stays loaded and use that as an excuse for apps to load slowly. And I don't want to share a measly 1024x768 with multiple windows. I just want it to be very simple to select an app and for it to load instantly.
You deserve all the internets of today, this week and the entire month!
iOS sucks at utilizing screen estate. And seriously, there wouldn't have to be any squishing content before utilizing the screen.
Also, I'd love if there was a way to connect a mouse to my iPad. Not for the OS, but for RDP and - *sigh* VNC - connections!
How about multitasking?
Multi-user on iPad? Sounds logical, although I do understand why you might not want to do it. (Family Sharing sure sounds like a good base for it though, I'm curious for iOS 9
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This. I'm still rocking my iPad2 and no subsequent iteration has been compelling enough for me to even think about upgrading. For me and my fam, it's just a consumption device. One of many in my household.
They lost so much market share bro.
They're doomed
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Keep telling yourself that Tim
Only a speed bump ey
Lol soon they'll be telling us that the iPad is a hobby product
Phones aren't actually a necessity either, if you want to get technical. The problems with statements like yours is they superimpose your needs and values on everyone else. And that will never work, no matter how hard you try.
It's a normal progression for a new product like the tablet. Everyone has to have one in the beginning, but then the market becomes saturated. It's a replacement market now.
The proposed larger size iPad would be better for newspapers and magazines. The 9.7" experience is not good for this application. I might be tempted to upgrade my iPad Air if it's not too heavy and the price was right.
The proposed larger size iPad would be better for newspapers and magazines. The 9.7" experience is not good for this application. I might be tempted to upgrade my iPad Air if it's not too heavy and the price was right.
I think they have hit a level of market saturation and people are not looking to upgrade their tablets as frequently as they update their phones.
So to get over this bump Apple needs to either expand to those who currently are not interested in tablets by going to new markets and adding new market segments that would not cannibalize their current products. Are there really that many who have not bought an iPad because they were waiting for a 12" version?
Also they need something that would make people want to upgrade more frequently. Is the Air 2 going to be enough of a change from say the iPad 4 to make people run out and upgrade? Nothing I've see so far points to that. I know many, including 3 in my family, that are perfectly happy with the iPad 2 they currently have.
So to get over this bump Apple needs to either expand to those who currently are not interested in tablets by going to new markets and adding new market segments that would not cannibalize their current products. Are there really that many who have not bought an iPad because they were waiting for a 12" version?
Also they need something that would make people want to upgrade more frequently. Is the Air 2 going to be enough of a change from say the iPad 4 to make people run out and upgrade? Nothing I've see so far points to that. I know many, including 3 in my family, that are perfectly happy with the iPad 2 they currently have.
What exactly is real multitasking? Can people really focus on two things at one time? We've heard rumors that Apple is working on side by side apps for iOS 8. If done properly I think that would be a welcome addition to iPad. But I think all this "real multitasking" talk is overblown.
You are confusing lower sales of 1 product (iPad) vs lower sales+profit of an entire company (Samsung).
Incidentally the y-on-y slowdown for the iPad has been for the last 2 quarters
http://www.slate.com/content/dam/sl...H_iPadChart.jpg.CROP.promovar-mediumlarge.jpg
And similarly the y-on-y slowdown for Samsung overall revenue has been for the last 2 quarters
http://www.statista.com/statistics/237093/samsungs-operating-profit-quarterly-figures/
I disagree. Once the tablets are as powerful as desktop PCs for most common tasks (i.e., surfing the web), they are going to take off because the experience is going to be nicer than using your home PC. Now there is a tradeoff between the form factor comfort of sitting on the couch and giving up the power. But once there is no noticeable power difference and as more iOS Apps become available and in fact the iOS platform becomes the dominant platform for new software, then tablets are going to be seen as a normal thing to have. Maybe not a necessity but not a luxury.
THIS
With iPhones I think you can make a case that even though the market is pretty saturated theres a LOT of us that will upgrade after every 2 years. With the iPad I kind of feel like the market is now saturated and theres nothing to push people to upgrade...
I've got a gen1 that does need to be upgraded but the gen2's I've seen seem to be pretty relevant still. I think you'll see the gen1 iPad users like me all upgrade this year.
I see it like I see the computer market. Apple sells high end machines that people will use for longer before upgrading while the PC market sells high end yes, but a TON of lower end machines that are irrelevant more quickly. Case in point, the first apple I bought was a macbook in early 2007 and I still use it today, but mainly as a secondary if I travel. I also have a second hand g4 iMac thats at least 10 years old that I actually use a lot for simple stuff. You just don't see that in the PC world, and I think thats the way apple will be in the iPad world. Obviously they won't be 10 year machines, but they will be the machine that lasts and gets actually used far longer than the competitions.
Apple can either stay the course and keep making the devices that we apple fans really enjoy and lust after, or they can make cheap crap that breaks or is unusable in 2 years.
I think it's more than a pipe dream at this point. I wouldn't be surprised if such a device already existed at Apple HQ.
It seemed to work with OS X.
Sure, my statement needs a pretty strong asterisk, but I like to think that the potential of iOS in terms of satisfying more needs is still far from exhausted in terms of simplicity and enterprise needs or even generally more advanced capabilities.
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