This is quite amusing, boiled down "Apple has released a product that I don't like that much, so I think Apple is done. FYI, Steve would have hated this". Excep

This is quite amusing, boiled down "Apple has released a product that I don't like that much, so I think Apple is done. FYI, Steve would have hated this". Except unless Apple had an astonishingly quick run on this the prototype was probably blessed by him at least 18 months ago. Guess what Apple also did when Steve was alive? They sold an iPhone that didn't have a retina display, to large numbers whilst selling one with a retina display. Guess what Apple did when Steve was alive? They sold an iPod Mini that a lot of people thought was pointless as the storage space was so small. Apple will happily sell a product that has trade offs because they believe in the product. I had a choice between buying an ipad 3 and an ipad 2, I quite happily picked the 2 and off I went, no regrets. The Retina displays are utterly fantastic but for a lot of people it's an optional extra. Apple isn't doomed because they've made a product with a feature you don't like, they're going to sell these hand over fist. Postscript: I saw an iPad Mini in the flesh today, the display still looks fantastic unless I shove it all the way up to my eyeball and declare I can see the pixels. They're also selling second hand for an £80 markup. Seems consumers are still keen.