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I suspect we'll see an ipad launch. Tons of sales because it's cool, then people realize they have no idea what do with it.
by abandonliberty 10y ago
I suspect we'll see an ipad launch.
Tons of sales because it's cool, then people realize they have no idea what do with it.
- slantyyz 10y ago>> people realize they have no idea what do with it. People do know what to do with an iPad. I think the iPad's current problem is that the trend towards using larger phones made them less useful as a device between a phone and a laptop.
- harpastum 10y agoThe iPad was and is one of the most successful electronic products ever. It's growth has absolutely slowed down, and is in a slight contraction right now, but it's still selling over 40 million units per year (from a peak of ~70M per year). To compare, Apple sells about 19M Macs per year. The iPad can only be claimed as a failure compared to investors' expectations, or compared to the iPhone. In the most recent quarter (Q1 2017), Apple sold 13.1 MILLION of them. Over 6 billion dollars of product sold in one quarter sounds pretty great to me.
- abandonliberty 10y agoIn spite of explosive sales and growth, hours/day usage of tablets is declining. Significant US Ownership Growth: http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/10/29/technology-device-ownership-2015/ http://www.pewinternet.org/2015/10/29/technology-device-owne... Minutes spent using tablets: https://www.wirelessweek.com/news/2016/03/death-desktop-65-digital-media-consumed-mobile https://www.wirelessweek.com/news/2016/03/death-desktop-65-d... Sure, from a capitalist perspective it was a great product. It created an entire market and earned lots of revenue. However, ownership more than doubled and internet usage stayed flat/declined. We succeeded at making people want something, but it was not something they needed.