Apple's iPad mini event thread

[jalamanta]

this sums it up

if you joined us during our live chat of the Apple iPad mini event, then you probably saw the point of the presentation where Phil Schiller compared the new smaller iPad to Google’s Nexus 7. He went through slide after slide, clever quote after clever quote, to trash the Nexus 7 in as many ways as possible, all while touting the new iPad as a far superior product. The thing is, at $329 and with a bigger display, the comparison doesn’t make any sense. We have seen Apple play their childish comparison game with fake stats and their own made-up buzzwords numerous times in the past, but this has got to be the worst one yet.

Display

The new iPad mini has a 7.9″ display and the Nexus 7 has a 7″ display. Schiller and the Apple PR team decided that the best way to say that the new iPad mini is better, is because it has a bigger display. As if the average, everyday human being, couldn’t figure out that 7.9 is a bigger number than 7. Yep, we’re getting scientific up in here. But beyond just pointing out size, in came the stats of more square inches of display, a higher percentage of viewing space and web browsing enjoyment, and on and on. Again, yeah, that makes perfect sense. IT’S A BIGGER DISPLAY. Of course all of those numbers are going to be bigger.

What Phil skipped quickly over, was the fact that the display on the iPad mini is only at a 2002-ish 1024×768 resolution, while the Nexus 7 has a 1280×800 HD resolution. In other words, the Nexus 7′s is better for viewing almost anything, especially videos. No retina here on the iPad mini. Actually, it’s about as far from being retina as you can get and is almost laughable in today’s tech industry.


Apps

He also went through a number of slides that included cherry-picked apps that have been optimized for iOS tablets, yet haven’t been for Android tablets. Look, we get the tablet app argument, but the cherry-picking is beyond over the top. Where was the YouTube slide? Better yet, how does Google Maps look on iOS? Or Gmail? Oh, wait. We can do this all day long.

Price

The most ridiculous portion of the entire thing, that helped turn it in the most ridiculous comparison ever, came at the very end of the iPad mini segment when Schiller talked price points. At first, we were on the edge of our seats, wondering how on Earth they managed to make such a product and keep the price at the same price as the Nexus 7, which is sold with 16GB of storage for $249. Except the iPad mini isn’t priced at $249. Nope, it starts at $329 for WiFi and 16GB of internal storage. So essentially, the comparison was of two products in completely different categories, yet Apple made it sound like they were brothers.

Apple seriously just compared a product that costs almost a $100 more, essentially targeting it at another target audience and into a separate price point. Indeed they did. That’s how Apple works, folks. Apples to oranges, reinvented.

A great day for this video, as well. “7-inch tablets are going to be DOA, dead on arrival.” – Steve Jobs

Oh, we should also point out that a 32GB Nexus 7 is on the way and will be priced at $249

The thing that counts the most is that at the end of day Apple devices just look and feel great in your hands. That's what important for most people. Thats why they pay money, they vote for it with their money. Nobody gives a fukk about tech specs like geeks on forums do. People like quality things that look and feel nice, what's so fukking hard to understand?

As a matter of fact, iPhone 5 and this new iPad packs some serious heat inside, but yeah, its not priced at $99.

I had 4S and now I have S3 which is, frankly, not pleasant to look at and use everyday. All this customization and widgets actually bring no value to my life, it doesn't make me do my tasks faster, its customization for the sake of it.

I don't know maybe I am becoming old at 23 for this shyt, but I don't want to think about this shyt anymore.

 

[MikelArteta]

"Others have tried to make tablets smaller than the iPad and they have failed miserably"

 

[Bathing Ape]

The thing that counts the most is that at the end of day Apple devices just look and feel great in your hands. That's what important for most people. Thats why they pay money, they vote for it with their money. Nobody gives a fukk about tech specs like geeks on forums do. People like quality things that look and feel nice, what's so fukking hard to understand?

As a matter of fact, iPhone 5 and this new iPad packs some serious heat inside, but yeah, its not priced at $99.

I had 4S and now I have S3 which is, frankly, not pleasant to look at and use everyday. All this customization and widgets actually bring no value to my life, it doesn't make me do my tasks faster, its customization for the sake of it.

I don't know maybe I am becoming old at 23 for this shyt, but I don't want to think about this shyt anymore.

 

[Why-Fi]

this sums it up

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the only thing that matters in this is ditching google, which imo is the stupidest decision theyve made

that spec shyt doesnt even phase apple fans like that. that mini bs will sell like crazy

 

[Hiphoplives4eva]

So people are going to buy a smaller version of the iPad simply because its new? Wow people are fukking retarded.

 

[STAN JONES]

iPad Mini fails to boost Apple stock | Apple - CNET News

 

[Why-Fi]

So people are going to buy a smaller version of the iPad simply because its new? Wow people are fukking retarded.

if they dont i will be genuinely surprised

 

[MightyHealthy]

Ipad 4 already?

The best part is pretending 3 doesn't exist anymore:

Apple been shytting on their fanbase and they will still eat it gladly

 

[Jesus]

 

[23Barrettcity]

The thing that counts the most is that at the end of day Apple devices just look and feel great in your hands. That's what important for most people. Thats why they pay money, they vote for it with their money. Nobody gives a fukk about tech specs like geeks on forums do. People like quality things that look and feel nice, what's so fukking hard to understand?

As a matter of fact, iPhone 5 and this new iPad packs some serious heat inside, but yeah, its not priced at $99.

I had 4S and now I have S3 which is, frankly, not pleasant to look at and use everyday. All this customization and widgets actually bring no value to my life, it doesn't make me do my tasks faster, its customization for the sake of it.

I don't know maybe I am becoming old at 23 for this shyt, but I don't want to think about this shyt anymore.

You nailed a perfect point with the customization. Most of the android users i know don't even use most of that stuff . Is it great to have the options ?? I guess but it doesn't improve your life in anyway it's like hacking my ps3 I could do it but I'm not really interested in all of that .
I just miss playing Roms cause I don't feel like hacking my iPhone 4 .
Having said that apple is getting lazy and complacent I been wanting a tablet looks like I might get the nexus I'm not wasting $100 more for iPad mini

Apple needs to look at Sony for what happens when you start overpricing products that have comparable cheaper alternatives. Apple isn't even adding selling points to make me at least feel like I'm not buying the same thing over. That headphone commercial for iPhone 5 is embarrassing and the inevitable commercial for bigger screen for iPad mini will also be . I guess jobs was the force of that company cause now they just laughing in everyone's face

 

[Ukbrotha]

So people are going to buy a smaller version of the iPad simply because its new? Wow people are fukking retarded.

why do you sound surprised? people been retarded for ages.

 

[23Barrettcity]

why do you sound surprised? people been retarded for ages.

Naw I think it's catching up to apple this is the first time not one person I know brought the iPhone 5 and rarely see anyone in the train with one either . Sales are good I guess but people are catching on and the galaxy s3 commercials are kind of ethering me every time i see one

 

[Artificial Intelligence]

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[Nuke Dukem]

Oh, and 7-inch tablets? You're in for a bag of hurt. Steve pretty much outright killed any potential for 7-inch iPad rumors, saying that the software just isn't right for that size ("This size is useless unless you include sandpaper so users can sand their fingers down to a quarter of their size."), and that users have no need for a pocket sized tablet when they already have a smartphone. He called the iPad's upcoming competition in the space "DOA." After he calmed down a bit, the call entered a Q&A period, where Steve was happy to point out that the iPad has already surpassed Macintosh in sales, and that it's going to affect laptop computers: "it's not if, it's when." We'll get a copy of the audio and put it up as soon as possible... like most CEO outbursts, this is not one to be missed. Hit up our liveblog of the call for a bit more context, and you can try the source link for Apple's stream of the entire earnings shindig.
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[Liquid]

Oh, and 7-inch tablets? You're in for a bag of hurt. Steve pretty much outright killed any potential for 7-inch iPad rumors, saying that the software just isn't right for that size ("This size is useless unless you include sandpaper so users can sand their fingers down to a quarter of their size."), and that users have no need for a pocket sized tablet when they already have a smartphone. He called the iPad's upcoming competition in the space "DOA." After he calmed down a bit, the call entered a Q&A period, where Steve was happy to point out that the iPad has already surpassed Macintosh in sales, and that it's going to affect laptop computers: "it's not if, it's when." We'll get a copy of the audio and put it up as soon as possible... like most CEO outbursts, this is not one to be missed. Hit up our liveblog of the call for a bit more context, and you can try the source link for Apple's stream of the entire earnings shindig.
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