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This article didn't get the prices right (which is suprising since that was the sole point of the article), and it got the history exactly backward. The main s

This article didn't get the prices right (which is suprising since that was the sole point of the article), and it got the history exactly backward. The main shock people had about the ipad was how expensive it was priced ($500-$750). They weren't 'surprised' at how low it was priced. And to Apple's credit, we now know that even at that price it would sell well, and also we know that this price is actually not so unreasonable or inflated as we thought, because other major manufacturers making comparable quality tablet products are also in that price range (except for the nook color, notion ink adam, archos 101 and 70, or several no-name tablets). Also, the xoom is $600 compared to the old ipad's price of $500. If you want to compare the $800 xoom with 3g (and 4g), compare it with the $750 ipad with 3g. So the prices are not so different.

Cadsby 16y ago
I disagree. I remember much of the Tech press predicating a $1000 price point and being rather surprised at the existence of a low end model at $499. It was only the cross section of nerds that really dislike Apple that called it expensive and panned it as a crippled piece of junk. (Engadet had to shut down their commenting system for a few days due to all the vitriol) Also, I think you're missing the point on pricing. It really hurts Motorola that there isn't a low end model at $499, because there are a lot of non-technical users for whom 16GB is perfectly adequate. We don't have direct data AFAIK, but I'm willing to bet the low end iPad is Apple's best selling model by far.
- SoftwareMaven 16y ago
  I completely agree with you. There was a collective jaw drop when Steve put the $499 slide up. The lowest the rumor mill had gotten was $800 leading up to that point.
- edtechdev 16y ago
  No, most people thought the ipad at $500-$750 was overpriced at the time. They thought it would be comparable to the prices of netbooks ($300 range). And I defended the price knowing now what we know (other android tablets are expensive too). But as this first article indicates, the main reason why people AREN'T buying the ipad is because they think it is overpriced still, along with the apps: http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/12/7/apples-ipad-faces-pricing-challenge/ http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/12/7/apples-ipad-faces-pricing-c... http://www.bnet.com/blog/new-media/note-to-magazine-industry-your-ipad-apps-are-too-expensive/2932 http://www.bnet.com/blog/new-media/note-to-magazine-industry... http://www.businessinsider.com/john-squires-ipad-is-big-and-beautiful-but-too-expensive-2010-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/john-squires-ipad-is-big-and-... http://darrenbeckett.com/20100129_Does_the_iPad_Cost_Too_Much http://darrenbeckett.com/20100129_Does_the_iPad_Cost_Too_Muc... http://tamebay.com/2010/05/is-the-ipad-too-expensive-as-a-toy.html http://tamebay.com/2010/05/is-the-ipad-too-expensive-as-a-to... Search for ipad too expensive or ipad over-priced and you'll see tons of examples. Again though, my argument was that we thought it was overpriced when it was announced a year ago. I think now we can see that it wasn't so bad or unreasonable a price. And by the way your response below indicates you are against even a hint of criticism of the ipad, even though I'm not criticizing it at all in either of my responses. Don't know why I bother feeding trolls though.

Cadsby 16y ago

I disagree. I remember much of the Tech press predicating a $1000 price point and being rather surprised at the existence of a low end model at $499. It was only the cross section of nerds that really dislike Apple that called it expensive and panned it as a crippled piece of junk. (Engadet had to shut down their commenting system for a few days due to all the vitriol) Also, I think you're missing the point on pricing. It really hurts Motorola that there isn't a low end model at $499, because there are a lot of non-technical users for whom 16GB is perfectly adequate. We don't have direct data AFAIK, but I'm willing to bet the low end iPad is Apple's best selling model by far.

SoftwareMaven 16y ago
I completely agree with you. There was a collective jaw drop when Steve put the $499 slide up. The lowest the rumor mill had gotten was $800 leading up to that point.
edtechdev 16y ago
No, most people thought the ipad at $500-$750 was overpriced at the time. They thought it would be comparable to the prices of netbooks ($300 range). And I defended the price knowing now what we know (other android tablets are expensive too). But as this first article indicates, the main reason why people AREN'T buying the ipad is because they think it is overpriced still, along with the apps: http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/12/7/apples-ipad-faces-pricing-challenge/ http://www.thinq.co.uk/2010/12/7/apples-ipad-faces-pricing-c... http://www.bnet.com/blog/new-media/note-to-magazine-industry-your-ipad-apps-are-too-expensive/2932 http://www.bnet.com/blog/new-media/note-to-magazine-industry... http://www.businessinsider.com/john-squires-ipad-is-big-and-beautiful-but-too-expensive-2010-2 http://www.businessinsider.com/john-squires-ipad-is-big-and-... http://darrenbeckett.com/20100129_Does_the_iPad_Cost_Too_Much http://darrenbeckett.com/20100129_Does_the_iPad_Cost_Too_Muc... http://tamebay.com/2010/05/is-the-ipad-too-expensive-as-a-toy.html http://tamebay.com/2010/05/is-the-ipad-too-expensive-as-a-to... Search for ipad too expensive or ipad over-priced and you'll see tons of examples. Again though, my argument was that we thought it was overpriced when it was announced a year ago. I think now we can see that it wasn't so bad or unreasonable a price. And by the way your response below indicates you are against even a hint of criticism of the ipad, even though I'm not criticizing it at all in either of my responses. Don't know why I bother feeding trolls though.