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ne1 said:

So let’s take a poll— who thinks we’ll see 

A) an iPad Pro Fall 2020 release with A13X
(And mini-LED, as predicted) 

or 

a next release of iPad Pro in Spring 2021 with A14X?

I’m curious because I have an upgrade due this fall and, well, quarantine— I’m bored.

A fall 2020 release is going to piss off the people who purchased the current one.

iadlib said:

Can they be sued for that? Selling a product that you later find out was intentionally hobbled?

While I suppose people can sue for anything, I think the spirit of the answer is no.  The original device met the specifications it was advertised with.  The fact that it had an underlying inactivated graphics core should be legally irrelevant.  Perhaps the had cooling or other issues with the overall design when that core was active.

"For example, the sensor(s) can be a photodetector, a temperature sensor, a light or optical sensor, an atmospheric pressure sensor, a humidity sensor, a magnet, a gyroscope, an accelerometer, and so on," says the patent. "In other examples, the watch 10 can include one or more health sensors."

Wait... what?

While I like the idea of the watch-band sensors (although goodbye cheap but high-quality off-brand watch bands), I feel that a flat digital crown would seem more cheap and gimmicky (digital spot?).

But who knows?  Apple pulls off some nice surprises...

None of these “morphing” patents have made it into actual devices, such as a screen subtlety morphing so that the user feels a key under their finger.  Still, I’m excited about the prospect, if it’s done right.