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iPad Mini Sales Overtaking iPad Sales Faster Than Apple Expected
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Let's at least be clear about one thing. Steve said 9.7" was the "right size". He was wrong.
However as a marketing scheme, releasing the less popular but more photogenic product first was indeed wise.
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However as a marketing scheme, releasing the less popular but more photogenic product first was indeed wise.
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I'm not sure if that's all of it. There's an instant appeal to the form factor, like a new puppy but it stays small!
Steve said a lot of things, sometimes it may have been to throw off the competition or to boost the appeal of products in the channel.
Steve was usually wrong about these things. He got the general trend and direction right, but the details were mostly incorrect.
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I think it will be noticeable enough to tempt you into upgrading. I just know as soon as a retina iPad mini 2 is released, I'm getting my 1st iPad...unless Apple releases the iPad 5 first and I'm tempted by that.
I think a lot of it is that the iPad mini looks really NEW while the iPad4 looks just like the iPad3 which looks very similar to the iPad2 + retina. All of the full sized iPads look huge and old compared to the iPad mini in the same way that the once svelte Macbook Pro now looks chunky and old compared to the new MBAs and rMBPs.
I think that due to price the iPad mini will probably always sell well compared to the full sized iPad but once they update the full sized iPad so it too looks NEW then things won't be so lopsided. This also confirms for me that most people are not using iPads to replace laptops but rather to supplement them since the smaller tablets are even worse than the big ones at replacing all pc functions.
I think these results will also give Apple even more incentive to make the iPad 5 as amazing as possible so that people want to buy the higher margin product again.
I think that due to price the iPad mini will probably always sell well compared to the full sized iPad but once they update the full sized iPad so it too looks NEW then things won't be so lopsided. This also confirms for me that most people are not using iPads to replace laptops but rather to supplement them since the smaller tablets are even worse than the big ones at replacing all pc functions.
I think these results will also give Apple even more incentive to make the iPad 5 as amazing as possible so that people want to buy the higher margin product again.
Good question. Personally I said from the first rumour that the miniPad would dominate sales over the maxiPad.
You'll have two very nice devices which I'm sure you will enjoy.
Your point being?
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That's why they have the jobs they have and we....jabber on web forums.
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Well that explains the horribly slow sales.Just think how many they'd have sold if they'd done whatever the heck you're talking about!
Wrong? 9.7" is right for me! My iPad has replaced my iMac and the work I do on it I would rather do on a larger screen and faster processor.
Wow, really? This is a shock? A smaller AND CHEAPER iPad is the best seller!!
When Apple make it 'worth' that money then it'll be good. I.E. Retina and the A6 SOC etc.
When Apple make it 'worth' that money then it'll be good.
I.E. Retina and the A6 SOC etc.
I wanted an iPad Mini once it got Retina, but if the regular iPad loses some size around the screen, i'm not sure which i'm going to want.
I just love the weight of iPad Mini. It makes it so much more comfortable to hold in one hand and read.
How representative of the general consumer population are the people on this forum? Not even remotely close. Not even in the same galaxy.
Regardless of this, I never stated that price was the only consideration. I'm making the point that neither the article, nor the linked to sources contain any basis for the statement that the popularity of iPad mini indicates "an unexpected shift in consumer preference for a smaller form factor tablet."
It could be price, it could be form factor or some other variable. Unless you or macrumors have some other source of data here, your claim is completely baseless.
Hint: your idea of "I get this gut feeling that people on this forum (which represents a highly biased and completely unrepresentative sample) are choosing iPad mini because of size" is not evidence.
Did you read my post? I never claimed "most or all", the exact quote (which you re-quoted ffs) was "many (most, all?)" meaning "perhaps even most or all, but I'm only willing to state many because that is something I can substantiate". Based on what? Re-read my post, the answer lies hidden within the words.
Best form factor
Frankly, I thought at first that I wouldn't enjoy it as much as I do my iPad2, but it feels so right. For starters, the dimensions are the same size as a notepad and it weighs 3 times lesser than it's bigger kin.
I enjoy playing games with it so much, it feels more manageable for some reason. It is the right balance between screen size and interactivity. It felt a bit more cumbersome to play games like Modern Combat 4 on the bigger iPad. The Mini experience is more immersive.
Frankly, I thought at first that I wouldn't enjoy it as much as I do my iPad2, but it feels so right. For starters, the dimensions are the same size as a notepad and it weighs 3 times lesser than it's bigger kin.
I enjoy playing games with it so much, it feels more manageable for some reason. It is the right balance between screen size and interactivity. It felt a bit more cumbersome to play games like Modern Combat 4 on the bigger iPad. The Mini experience is more immersive.