That's a good point. From the article: I’m also guessing that despite its more homebound nature we’ll see that fingerprint sensor very quickly on the iPad too

That's a good point. From the article: I’m also guessing that despite its more homebound nature we’ll see that fingerprint sensor very quickly on the iPad too. The iPad is a perfect shopping tool and one-scan shopping would make that even more true. I'm also betting it will show up on the new iPads. So, if it shows up on everything but the 5C, maybe they'll just add it next year. I'll bet there was some heated discussion at Apple arguing both ways, and it lost out in order to differentiate the high-end model.