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I had a bit of a tinfoil hat epiphany just yesterday about this... consider: -Until now, Apple has been adamant about not releasing a smaller iPad. -Apple has
by evoxed 14y ago
I had a bit of a tinfoil hat epiphany just yesterday about this... consider:
-Until now, Apple has been adamant about not releasing a smaller iPad.
-Apple has a ridiculously efficient supply chain which can probably adapt very well, considering the next point...
-Tim Cook just went on record saying that Apple wasn't concerned about product cannibalization.
-The Surface tablet is just about to stick it's foot in the door, well after Apple has established itself at the top.
Aside from the obvious (consumer demand), does anyone else think this might just be one of the most comfortable bets they can make? Put out 7" tablets while they're hot, let people forget about the Surface, by the time Surface 2 goes 7" they can push out a much newer full iPad line...
- r00fus 14y agoI honestly think Tim doesn't really see Microsoft as a threat just yet. The iPad mini is a response to low-price disruption from Amazon and Google. I think Amazon's "$50/year data plan" gives more heartburn to Apple strategists than anything Microsoft has put on the table or even hinted at.