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Originally Posted by joehunt
Just a caveat to those who are considering buying: this device may be obsolete in 6 months as Apple will find some reason or other to "refresh" it.
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I wouldn't count on that.
The flack they're taking over the iPad4 release is loud and scary (no reality distortion field) so unless the Ipad mini is a total dud they likely won't do more than a nominal price cut in the spring.
Over at CNET they're wondering if Apple isn't just moving to a fall release schedule for tablets along with everybody else.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-57...ipad-obsolete/
In fact, the lack of the RDF is really starting to show.
Consider these:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19736_7...ni-vs-nexus-7/
*Factchecking* yesterday's dog-and-pony show! Since there is nothing to gush over, the press has to find a story and the story is Apple is full of...something...
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31322_3-57...strikes-again/
Griping over the new proprietary connector started with the iPhone 5. It's not going away. All the faithful with all the 30-pin accessories are looking at having to buy them all over again.
Or, how about this one ffrom NBCNEWS.com:
http://www.nbcnews.com/technology/te...-329-1C6641506
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For starters, Apple is about profit. In the computer, phone and tablet businesses, Apple's competitors whittle away their pricing until they're making little or no money, because they believe they'll gain market share.
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The iPad Mini is $329 because that's exactly what the highly paid bean counters at Apple calculated would be the highest price possible that would still sell. It may one day go down — in fact, I would say the price has to drop by Christmas 2013, if not sooner.
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Originally Posted by SeaKing
Relax man. "It's a whole new exciting world out there."
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Yes, it's a new day at Apple: less media fawning, more critical appraisals.