nolamacguy

macxpress said:

canukstorm said:

sog35 said:

I wonder what the iPad would be if Steve Jobs was still alive?

I think Apple has done an absolutely amazing job with the iPhone without Jobs. Though my one criticism is they have been a bit late several times. Late with bigger phones (although this could be blamed on Jobs) and late with small bezel phablets. Of course being late is only a temporary problem with Apple.

But IMO, the iPad has not been managed properly by Cook. I own a 3-year old iPad Air and have almost zero desire to upgrade. There simply isn't enough added value in the current lineup unless you want a much larger screen, pencil support, or heavy processing power for games. For common consumers like me, there really isn't anything that compelling to upgrade. And the scary part is I have no idea what feature would make it compelling either!

The iPad is truly in a rut except for certain niche segments. For common folk they are fine with their 3 year old or newer iPads.

The whole tablet market is in a rut. 

I kinda think the tablet market is a fad...It sounded great, but in the end I think sometimes people don't know what to do with it. I fall into this category. I've tried and tried to find a reason to own an iPad and I just can't come up with one. I either use my iPhone, or one of my Macs. 

Maybe down the road it will work out, 

SpamSandwich said:

iPad Pro still the best, most useful Apple product I've ever owned, other than my Macs. Speaking of which, turns out macOS Sierra has caused my iMac to slow down tremendously since I installed it. Startup time has increased to nearly 10 minutes now, which is completely insane.

macxpress said:

sog35 said:

macxpress said:

If I were Apple I'd drop the mini and lower the price of the 9.7" iPad to the price of the mini. Then lower the price of the iPad Pro models down to the price of the 9.7" iPad. Just in time for the holidays too. Apple's doesn't need an iPad mini Pro model. There are way too many models of iPads as it is between the different screen sizes, old models, new models, Wifi models, LTE models, Pro models, capacity models, etc. Its just too much IMO. 

whats wrong with having more choices?

people keep grumbling there isn't a 4 inch flagship iPhone.
Yet when Apple is rumored to make a flagship iPad mini people say its too much.

iPad Mini - 2 models
iPad Air - 2 models
iPad Pro - 2 models

Whats wrong with that? Why limit choices just to claim simplicity? Makes no sense.  Most people know what size they want. Then they choose between 2 models. Easy as pie.

In fact I know many people who would LOVE to buy a 12.9 non-Pro version of the iPad. They don't need pencil support, smart connector, or extra speakers. They just want a larger iPad Air. Truth is Apple will release what ever models that make sense and can sell enough units. If they release a Mini Pro, then from their research they determined there is ample demand for a high powered mini iPad

There are more than 2 models of each kind of iPad. I don't know where you're getting this 2 models thing from. 
 
The more choices you have, the more it confuses customers. It also makes the iPad more expensive to produce because you have to design and manufacture all of these different configurations. This goes back to the Macintosh Performa lineup back in the early to mid 90's where where were literally 100+ choices with very minor differences. Choice is good, but too much choice isn't always great. 

Apple was better off when they had a very simplistic lineup. Now were getting into this area where its a complete mess. 

hattig said:

Apple aren't going to be telling the IT department at Best Buy or anywhere else the technical specifications of unannounced products. So at best it's a guessed-at placeholder, probably using previous details but changed enough to be unique.

appex said:

iPad? I rather get a full computer (Mac).