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iPad Pro Accounted for Less Than One-Third of Apple's Tablet Sales Last Quarter
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The first Mac with dual 3.5 disks costs over $3,000 (today's dollars at least $6,000). Yes, today we have great value for our money's.
I guess a better comparison would be Cayman (aka iPad mini) vs 911 (9.7" iPad) vs Cayenne (12.9" iPad).
Surely that would have been their intended point - the cheapest and entry level models of anything are almost always going to outsell the top end line.
It's good that Apple even considered making a niche device like the 12" iPad Pro to be honest, considering there size - it was obviously going to be the lowest selling iOS device.
It's a shame that the Mac Pro is perhaps just a bit too niche for them to bother updating considering their size now.
It's good that Apple even considered making a niche device like the 12" iPad Pro to be honest, considering there size - it was obviously going to be the lowest selling iOS device.
It's a shame that the Mac Pro is perhaps just a bit too niche for them to bother updating considering their size now.
Why would anyone buy an $800-1000 iPad Pro over a similarly priced Surface Pro 4 that actually runs a real OS? Does not compute.
$799 is really not that much when the Air model is $499. I'd say you definitely get the $300 difference...$599 for the 9.7" model is a no brainer. The thing is, you have to actually have a need for those extra features to justify it.
The iPad Pro was the first in a series of cold showers (outside the US) where little innovation was combined with significant price increases. Then the iPhone, then the MacBook (+$100) and the MacBook Pro. These increases are more than exchange rate.
That's what I'm using. Totally happy. No need for an upgrade.
If I were a graphic artist I'd have the pro.
Depends on your use case, and the Surface Pro has had more issues than I think I've ever had with any notebook line...and there doesn't seem to be any effort to fix those issues even though they're repeating throughout the models. When a single notebook can bring down an entire wi-fi network just by being on that network, that's a real problem.
Are developers just waiting for each other to release a really great desktop-caliber app? I'm surprised Adobe hasn't done Photoshop on there yet. I'd love a simpler iPad photoshop that has full PSD compatibility. Maybe it doesn't have every single feature (layers with unsupported features would be read-only, let's say) but it would be great to have it on the go like that.
Just do it, stop waiting.
Just do it, stop waiting.
Okay, they'll put a touch bar on it and take away all ports, incl. charging.
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What's your view on Surface and it's Pen? I love drawing/sketching/designing on my iPad Air 2, and would love Pencil/Pen functionality. It's a lot of money though, so want to be sure of what I want to get.
TIMMY, please. Next release has to truly be a laptop killer (not that it will be hard since the laptops you just released need to be killed). Your hold vision and strategy is muddled. Clean it up.
Source?
Even if, it doesn't change the fact that every Surface is the superior "Pro" device compared with an iPad.
In the article, 3.1 million in 3rd quarter or 7.1% and number three overall. If that trend continues Amazon would sell about 12.4 million a year. Where Amazon makes up for the price, ads on the device and the integration into their environment. Not sure how much international penetration Amazon has compared to others.
The hard truth Apple has to face is that pro users (artists, musicians, etc) aren't going to use iPads to create finished products. The software and hardware are too limited. I use an iPad Pro to sketch out quick ideas, but any finished designs or illustrations that I create require a computer. For someone with a limited budget (or a stingy boss), the iPad will be the first item removed from the purchase list in favor of a real computer.
I honestly wouldn't miss the iPad. It can't do 90% of what I use my MBP for.
I have an iPad Mini 2 that I haven't used in a few months. Last week, I put it in it's case logic sleeve and put it away in a drawer. iPads will be going the way of the iPod in a few more years in my opinion.
Why would a Dev waste their time making Pro level software for a market where Candy crush price points are expected?
Even for the likes of Adobe, its a waste of time.