Would you be willing to buy an ad supported iPad?
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My initial reaction to this question was no, unless that was the only option. But when I thought about it, the honest answer was, it depends on how much the discount was, and how intrusive the ads are. If the difference in price was less than 10% of the cost I'd rather pay the extra, no matter how unintrusive the ads were. After that I'd have to weigh up how annoying the ads were versus how much extra I would have to pay. If the difference was $15 I'd pay the money without even thinking about it.