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Apple iPad 3 to launch at current price points as iPad 2 is discounted, discontinued
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Exactly. Apple hasn't said anything yet so anything till then is speculation. That's all I meant for this thread to be based around.
This story:
Apple's iPad 2 Shipping Estimates Drop to 'Within 24 Hours' in U.S. and Canada
https://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/0...es-drop-to-within-24-hours-in-u-s-and-canada/
Makes me doubt this story:
Apple iPad 3 to launch at current price points as iPad 2 is discounted, discontinued
http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/02/apple...-points-as-ipad-2-is-discounted-discontinued/
It took Apple 2-3 months to meet shipping demands (down from 4-5 weeks to just about one week) and 5 months to get the iPad 2 shipping time frame down to "Within 24hrs", I don't think they'd want to release a new iPad going into this years holiday shopping season.
Plus, Apple is not known for releasing multiple high profile products at once and the iPhone and iPods are more likely to get a refresh real soon.
Apple's iPad 2 Shipping Estimates Drop to 'Within 24 Hours' in U.S. and Canada
https://www.macrumors.com/2011/08/0...es-drop-to-within-24-hours-in-u-s-and-canada/
Makes me doubt this story:
Apple iPad 3 to launch at current price points as iPad 2 is discounted, discontinued
http://www.bgr.com/2011/08/02/apple...-points-as-ipad-2-is-discounted-discontinued/
It took Apple 2-3 months to meet shipping demands (down from 4-5 weeks to just about one week) and 5 months to get the iPad 2 shipping time frame down to "Within 24hrs", I don't think they'd want to release a new iPad going into this years holiday shopping season.
Plus, Apple is not known for releasing multiple high profile products at once and the iPhone and iPods are more likely to get a refresh real soon.
Sites like that will write anything about an apple product because it will attract even the most casual tech consumer. Plus. There was nothing new that we havn't heard before.
The fact that they decided to lard this story up with Apple's plans to discount the iPad 2 to "clear inventory" tells me this is nothing more than wild-eyed guessing.
I guess it is possible that an Asian supplier employee or contractor might be able to sneak a peek at pre-production components, prototypes, etc. Doing so would violate all sorts of confidentiality agreements, but it could happen.
But Apple simply wouldn't leave documents with its pricing plans laying around for odd passersby to look at. The sort of decision-making that determines how, where, and when to introduce a new model - and most importantly how to handle pricing and possible discounts - is handled at the very highest levels of a complany like Apple. And retail pricing decisions aren't typically made until the very last minute. (How much lead time does changing a few numbers on a website or presentation slides take?)
My guess, based on looking at the link provided in the BGR story, is that this is a (somewhat pathetic) attempt to get buzz going concerning Asus and their wretched "Transformer" tablet. The techier corners of internets have been clogged with all sorts of Asus-related Astroturf the last few days.
I guess it is possible that an Asian supplier employee or contractor might be able to sneak a peek at pre-production components, prototypes, etc. Doing so would violate all sorts of confidentiality agreements, but it could happen.
But Apple simply wouldn't leave documents with its pricing plans laying around for odd passersby to look at. The sort of decision-making that determines how, where, and when to introduce a new model - and most importantly how to handle pricing and possible discounts - is handled at the very highest levels of a complany like Apple. And retail pricing decisions aren't typically made until the very last minute. (How much lead time does changing a few numbers on a website or presentation slides take?)
My guess, based on looking at the link provided in the BGR story, is that this is a (somewhat pathetic) attempt to get buzz going concerning Asus and their wretched "Transformer" tablet. The techier corners of internets have been clogged with all sorts of Asus-related Astroturf the last few days.
Wow. So a new iPad with a Retina display will show up sometime between now and next year. Really? You don't say.
Also, I highly doubt they'd sell a Retina Display iPad at the same price points. A display of that quality and that size would cost quite a bit.
This report is worthless.
Also, I highly doubt they'd sell a Retina Display iPad at the same price points. A display of that quality and that size would cost quite a bit.
This report is worthless.
Less than worthless. All of these just tack "retina display" on as if it's just a simple swap-out of a screen. You'd need the display, a processor to run it and a battery to handle the added demand without sacrificing life. All at current price points and within a few months.
Will. Not. Happen.
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If you opened up the dictionary (Webster.app, IIRC) and typed in "gullible", the app would look for and use the logged in user's image next to the definition.
