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Old 10-23-2012, 04:12 PM   #111
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Originally Posted by fjtorres View Post
What I find amusing is that in the spring Apple was pimping raw resolution numbers.
Today they're pimping surface area.
Like,duh; yeah, an 8in tablet has a bigger display than a 7incher.
Is that really supposed to be a feature worth US$130?
Then how about 9in and triple the resolution plus double the RAM and still cheaper?
Spin me a new story...

Here, fron ZDnet:


http://www.zdnet.com/apple-gets-offi...33/?s_cid=e589
More display area but fewer pixels actually means it gets to display less information. Not at all what they were advertising in the presentation.
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