Tag: Apple

  • Tablets vs PCs or TVs?

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    When Apple launched its first iPad, people were arguing that it might destroy Laptop category. It didn’t. Now three years and four generations of iPad down the line, tablets seem to have created a category of their own. So did it replace any category to the point of making them useless? No.  But it will…

  • Now you know why Apple launched the iPad Mini

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    Horace Dediu writes: The iPad was painfully underperforming. With only 9% revenue growth, it was a complete reversal of the torrid growth of the last two years. Management blamed both anticipation of a new product and a reduction of inventory ahead of refresh of the larger screen retina. The only silver lining was that the…

  • iPad Mini at $329? Makes Sense

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    9to5mac has reported that the iPad mini’s pricing in the US might start from $329. Now, that pricing doesn’t seem to resonate with its name. You would say that Apple is destroying its market by not placing the iPad Mini on a par with its suposed competition — Amazon Kindle Fire HD and Google Nexus 7. Both,…