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I think it's an honest assessment about the momentum the iPad has in the market. It's a lot like the iPod. Was it Sansa (Sandisk?) that had very good small digi
by jsz0 14y ago
I think it's an honest assessment about the momentum the iPad has in the market. It's a lot like the iPod. Was it Sansa (Sandisk?) that had very good small digital players about a year before the iPod Nano? Apple flipped the switch on the Nano, charged more, and steam rolled them because everyone still wanted an iPod. The only big question to me is if Apple will step far enough into the 'value' market with pricing. $299 leaves the door open. $249 slams the door.
- r00fus 14y agoSansa isn't Google. Apple, if they were to enter the 7-8" market, would have real competition on it's hands (Kindle Fire 2, etc) What is more likely is that the new iPad will find a way to differentiate itself both from it's bigger brother and the rest of the pack - something that Apple can market day and night. And yes, there will be value pricing, but probably $249 at the lowest. Dual-strategy: upsell to bigger iPad, while getting down and dirty in the 7" category so that any successes for Google/Amazon aren't cheap. One slam dunk would probably be 3G for your iPad mini, which neither of the others offer currently.