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ireland said:

Yes it brings down profit per unit but   

You lost me, and Apple, right there. 

There is no But. Price drops do not improve sales. They just hurt the bottom line. 

You guys are delusional about the iPad. 

The overwhelming majority of consumers do not care about Smart Keyboard or Apple Pencil or other so called Pro features. 
Just like the iPad Pro 12" that garnered maybe a couple million sales from a niche of the tablet market, this 9.7" Pro model will scoop up a handful of holdouts that didn't want a 12" size or couldn't afford the price tag. It will also scoop up a handful of iPad Air 2 upgraders who have had their product for 1.5 years now. 

I love MY iPad Pro, but I represent a tiny tiny subset of the market. 

Stop calling it unlikely. If you've followed the tradition and pattern of leaks in the past, you'd know. 

This is is the back of the iPhone 7. 

ibill said:

These politicians are truly clueless. It's no wonder our country is in such horrible shape.

They are not cluesless. The only people who are clueless are the naive twats that read something like this and think, "Wow these people must be dumb." No, they are not dumb. They know exactly what they're doing. People are just too cowardly to admit that these people are evil and need to be stopped. It doesn't help you sleep at night to think that government is completely out of your hands, long ago co-opted by legitimately evil people, who have nothing but your worst interests in mind.

brakken said:

Why the hell is the fbi so stupid?!?

It is starting to really piss me off now, how many of you naive people are unable to understand that they are not stupid. They know exactly wtf they are doing. They are not a benevolent entity with your safety and best interest in mind.