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When I've tried it I've had very patchy results getting it to accurately recognise what I'm trying to say with my regional accent.
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Smaller iPad Costing "Significantly Less" Than $499 Coming This Fall, According to NYT
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Has SIRI reached the stage where it's good enough for that?
When I've tried it I've had very patchy results getting it to accurately recognise what I'm trying to say with my regional accent.
Sigh. Yeah, because 100 books in your hand available at the push of a button is totally farking Victorian, man, if it isn't in color. Antediluvian, even.
The thing I find most interesting about this story is the admission that Apple themselves have been making the controlled leaks about this product to the mainstream media. In the past there has always been some degree of speculation as to where these rumours come from and Apple has always denied leaking information to the press to my knowledge.
If Apple is leaking this information then it can only be for one reason - to encourage potential customers to put off their Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire purchase and wait to see what the iPad Mini is like, which must mean Apple is concerned about losing sales to these guys.
If Apple is leaking this information then it can only be for one reason - to encourage potential customers to put off their Nexus 7 or Kindle Fire purchase and wait to see what the iPad Mini is like, which must mean Apple is concerned about losing sales to these guys.
And if it's not Apple and if no 7.85" iPad is planned,
then you can imagine actual 7" tablets hardware makers and supporters have interest in these rumors, creating more appeal to this middle-size tablet category,
and after frustration not seeing Apple releasing the iPad Mini, customers persuaded a smaller tablet is what they need would have to find in other platforms the way to go.
I don't think the iPad mini will be less than $399 USD. It will fly off the shelves and give consumers who have been on the fence a chance to enter the Apple world at an attractive price point.
He culled the plethora of computers Amellio had spewed onto the market...
As soon as Jobs had gone... Cook raised salaries of a few executives...
..and has now added 2 15 inch MacBook Pros.. a Retina and non-retina.. a 13 inch Pro and 13 inch Air and 11 inch Air...
Now we will have something else Jobs didn't want.. a 7 inch tablet...
Amellio did it for money, is Cook doing it to cover all these markets or for basing it on quality of design... or is the 7 inch simply a red herring...
Other than the salaries, all of these events were well along in development while Jobs was still working there, and presumably with his knowledge and approval.
The ONLY competition is going to be the Nexus 7, and if this iPad "mini" is 7.85", it will certainly be interesting. I suspect it will only come with wifi and only 16 GB to keep prices low and not eat in to iPad sales.
I just got the Nexus 7 running Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and it is as smooth as the iPad3.
The Kindle is dead.
I just got the Nexus 7 running Jelly Bean 4.1.1 and it is as smooth as the iPad3.
The Kindle is dead.
1. It's not Apple's style to design or price to compete
2. that article says they sold out but doesn't tell us how many units that means. Oh Game Stop says all their stores sold out. No so impressive if we find out that each store only got 1 unit to sell. Same with the other sellouts. How many units is that. And lets revisit in 30 days and see how many were returned. The numbers at that point could take the shine off those sold out announcements.
Apple is doing that very thing by keeping the 3.5" screen on the iPhone. (and the proposed stretched version won't change that).
We all know that if Apple also had a 4.3"-4.5" iPhone, Android's number would shrink enormously and Apple's profits would hit the stratosphere.
Hasn't happened yet.
As for the Steve Jobs comment. Remember that tech doesn't happen over night. IF something is happening it likely started while Steve was still the CEO of record and would have given his opinions and had them very strongly refuted to the point of convincing him that he's wrong. Meaning that yes it would have happened if Steve was still alive.
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And when and where exactly did Apple admit they are leaking out info. Not NYT or such claiming Apple as the source but a confirmed rep from Apple, listed by name and title, actually admitting to leaking information in advance to the media.
I would love to take my unlimited at&t sim out of my (out of contract) iPhone 4 and put it into my iPad mini at will...
Hm. I'm still skeptical, but these rumours are definitely increasing in frequency lately.
So much so, that I think I'm going to wait and see what happens. I've been thinking about finally picking up an iPad, but I'd prefer a smaller one. If waiting a few months will get me that, I'll do it.
So much so, that I think I'm going to wait and see what happens. I've been thinking about finally picking up an iPad, but I'd prefer a smaller one. If waiting a few months will get me that, I'll do it.
No. If I like the new iPhone I will upgrade from the 4s when my contract is up. I think this whole "planned obsolescence" nonsense is just that, nonsense. But if there is such a thing in the tech industry Apple is not the only company playing that game.
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What evidence is there that Apple is releasing a smaller iPad because of the Kindle Fire or Nexus 7? That's just the media meme being thrown around. Heck we don't even know if Apple will be releasing anything. It's all rumors at this point.
There's no proof re: being competitive. There's a lot of supporting evidence though. For example - statements by Apple execs to the tune that they did their research and the tablet size they picked was optimal and anything smaller wouldn't be practical.
Now that 7" tablets are selling (and I KNOWWWW that they aren't selling in near numbers to the iPad) Apple "reverses" its decision that anything smaller than the current iPad in tablet form wouldn't be smart.
On the flip side - you have the history of Apple stating things and then "seemingly" reversing their position. I believe this is planned misdirection. IE - Apple definitely had plans for iBooks yet Steve stated in a keynote that they weren't going after that market - that no one really reads anyway, yadda yadda.
At the end of the day - it doesn't matter if they are trying or not trying to be competitive against other products in the marketplace. That's how it will be perceived by the public. Just like so many people on here think that because Apple made things popular or were first with some things - that everyone else is putting out products to compete with them specifically.
We've heard this before.
If apple released a smaller iPad, they would be mocked that it was just a slightly larger iPod touch. When other companies do it, it's a completely different response.
If apple released a smaller iPad, they would be mocked that it was just a slightly larger iPod touch. When other companies do it, it's a completely different response.
I think $349 will be closer. $100 isn't enough to make people jump from the current model.
But if there was a $299 model it would FLY off shelves. At $349 people would still be itchy.
Heck for $299 I am positive I'd buy one for me, one for mom, one for the MIL and one for the kids to share.
Like the Zune killed the iPod? The days of being able to underestimate Microsoft at all are long gone. The choo choo is archaic. Apple runs maglev.I am afraid to say you are going to be eating your words in a year's or so time when the surface has been out for a while and microsoft are coming as a choo choo train blasting through the tablet arena. Provided they don't shoot themselves in the feet somehow. Remind me to remind you what you were saying when the time comes.
I really think the price for 16GB will be $349 or $399. As much as I'd like to see it at $299, that is just not Apple like to price it that low. The problem for me is will I be willing to spend $100 more for it over the Nexus 7. Probably so, but at $150 more probably not.
But it is like Apple to low ball an entry level device that'll make you spend a little bit more.
Sort of like the 8 gig iPod touch. People outgrow it quick and move to the next bigger size. I could see a $299 8-gig, $379 - 16 gig....enough to give a sub $300 option (market sweet spot), but spec it out in away most people will buy bigger.
$399 is isn't significant enough for people to not get regular iPad...unless it's 3G capable...a whole other issue...