OLED is nice to have, it will certainly bring a price hike too. So please release 12.9 Air. The only reason I bought Pro was purely because of the screen size.
And despite that they still don’t prevent you from installing Windows, or “sideloading” games from other stores… but ultimately, they don’t have to because they know that Steam is an incredible storefront that people want to use.
I don’t get why Apple is so concerned about sideloading eating into their profits. If the App Store is truly as good as they say it is, they shouldn’t have any problem keeping developers on board, and if they do, then clearly, it isn’t as good as other options
Valve may sell Steam Deck at a loss, but they know people will willingly use Steam enough for them to cover those costs.
Not only did Valve maintain the same price, they made a bunch of refinements to improve repairability and component accessibility.
This is Valve subsidizing the PC gaming industry as a whole, content to make a shitload ($6b+/year) off their sales commissions that will grow alongside the industry.
Apple on the other hand expects to get paid for the device, the repairs, the software and digital content, and by the developers too.
Yes, this is the dream, but personally, I’ve been thinking more and more if I actually need it since it’s just used to consume content now due to the convenient size.
Other iPads are too large to comfortable use for most of what I want to do - and iPhone is a little small. The mini is just my preferred form factor and perfect for a tablet imo. If I wanted bigger, I’d use my MacBook Air
A lot of it centers around using two handed touch controls, or having it one handed to carry around.
Some of my primary use cases for the device:
playing games (other iPads are too large to use touch controls comfortably)
watching videos/content
reading news/books
cooking recipes & recipe manager app
managing notes and reminders (I use heavily) - would be good for managing a shopping list too in the actual store
it can serve as an emergency backup for VMware horizon if my work laptop isn’t working or when traveling, iPhone is too small and I don’t need a full size backup
Apple is already making ridiculous markup on their products, I don’t think an OLED would make for a huge price hike honestly, and it would make their products even more enticing.
OLED is nice to have, it will certainly bring a price hike too. So please release 12.9 Air. The only reason I bought Pro was purely because of the screen size.
Steam Deck is sold at a loss.
And despite that they still don’t prevent you from installing Windows, or “sideloading” games from other stores… but ultimately, they don’t have to because they know that Steam is an incredible storefront that people want to use.
I don’t get why Apple is so concerned about sideloading eating into their profits. If the App Store is truly as good as they say it is, they shouldn’t have any problem keeping developers on board, and if they do, then clearly, it isn’t as good as other options
Valve may sell Steam Deck at a loss, but they know people will willingly use Steam enough for them to cover those costs.
That’s not a known fact. The price is “painful”, but that doesn’t mean they’re losing money per unit
Let’s have even more confusing lineup than we have right now!
SteamDeck didn’t increase their price with an OLED display. No reason for Apple to do so as well. They can afford it.
Not only did Valve maintain the same price, they made a bunch of refinements to improve repairability and component accessibility.
This is Valve subsidizing the PC gaming industry as a whole, content to make a shitload ($6b+/year) off their sales commissions that will grow alongside the industry.
Apple on the other hand expects to get paid for the device, the repairs, the software and digital content, and by the developers too.
Exactly. Valve actually cares about their consumers and LISTEN.
You new here?
Apple wants to use a new dual layer OLED display, this might be more expensive than other OLED displays.
https://9to5mac.com/2022/09/06/oled-ipad-screen/
There’s no good reason to hike the price, but they absolutely will… it may very well even be a build to order option.
Money.
Oh, my sweet summer child…
Ditto, and I’d buy bigger if I could. But I don’t need the processor at all. But they also know that, and we know Apple will keep capitalizing on it.
I want a pro with a iPad mini sized screen
YES PLEASE
Yes, this is the dream, but personally, I’ve been thinking more and more if I actually need it since it’s just used to consume content now due to the convenient size.
Hopefully jelly scrolling is out.
Other iPads are too large to comfortable use for most of what I want to do - and iPhone is a little small. The mini is just my preferred form factor and perfect for a tablet imo. If I wanted bigger, I’d use my MacBook Air
A lot of it centers around using two handed touch controls, or having it one handed to carry around.
Some of my primary use cases for the device:
iPad sales iirc Mini = 7% compared to say one of the Pro models at about 28%.
I think Apple’s Pricing Ladder would suggest:
Again for the price laddering and then also sales volume.
I feel like sales would increase a little if the mini wasn’t so gimped compared to the heavier hitting models.
Also regular is 1st before the mini in that list
I don’t think there will be a 12.9 Air, just because Apple knows people will pay more solely for the screen size.
Apple is already making ridiculous markup on their products, I don’t think an OLED would make for a huge price hike honestly, and it would make their products even more enticing.
I had OLED in 2014 lol