Possibly. I mean obviously they already believe there are greater profits to be had by appealing to multiple price segments, otherwise they would only sell the most expensive version of the iPad 2 now.
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Apple Media Event - 1080p AppleTV, 4G/LTE 2048x1536 iPad, same price, Mar 16th
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Possibly. I mean obviously they already believe there are greater profits to be had by appealing to multiple price segments, otherwise they would only sell the most expensive version of the iPad 2 now.
8GB is too small for me as well, but everyone has different use cases.
Someone like my parents for example would mostly use an iPad for checking their email, web browsing, news apps, writing notes, etc.. You don't need a large amount of storage space for that kind of stuff.
Diablohead
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True but even high quality photos and music can fill 8gb up quickly now days.
Personally, i'm fond on the idea of a medium sized ipad too if they did shrink it, 7inch ipad 2 would be rather awesome for anyone.
jts
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damnit, I wanted to make bets on the iPad
http://www.skybet.com/speciality-bets/the-apple-ipad-3 ?
Free money. Too bad the bets are suspended.
There is no way they go on sale 2 days afterwards.
Witchfinder General
punched Wheelchair Mike
What are the odds that the new iMacs will be shown at the same time?
LyleLanley
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I'd give it 20-1 odds.
"New" I'd say none. There might be a spec bump, but Ivy Bridge isn't out yet (every computer outside of the Pro is basically waiting on Ivy Bridge at this point).
Slurpy2k20
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Apple usually isn't one to dilute their major announcements with multiple products. I can't see them revealing iMacs at the keynote. Historically, they will be simple announced on the website.
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I see. I just want them to update the iMac ASAP as mine died over a month ago and I'm sick of waiting.
vicissitudes
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Yup I'm waiting for new iMacs, don't care about the iPad.
There are no iMacs for sale right now?
You guys aren't looking at the big picture here. The whole point of an 8GB iPad would be to push iCloud. This is when you can stream all your music and movies without DLing it, obviously.
It's bound to happen, and that's what an 8GB device would really be about. How many apps do you have? Surely that can be managed to to less than 7GB, and the rest is in the cloud.
Al-ibn Kermit
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There's two possiblities, either they only come out with the iPad 3. And that's it. It'll have retina, more RAM, and it'll have either a quad-core A9 or dual-core A16. It may be over $500 for the lowest end model though.
The other possibility is that the new iPad will be basically an iPad2 with a higher clocked processor but it'll still have the retina display and probably more RAM. If this happens, then they'll probably keep the current iPad2 around as the lower tier model, but I don't see them selling it anywhere near as low as Kindle Fire territory so I'm not sure how lucrative it would be to keep this tier.
The problem with the first option is that it'll just be expensive. The problem with the second option is that they might not wait another whole year before updating the iPad with a new processor. Plus it would throw out the chronological naming scheme since they might just call it the iPad2 HD/+/Retina or whatever.
The other possibility is that the new iPad will be basically an iPad2 with a higher clocked processor but it'll still have the retina display and probably more RAM. If this happens, then they'll probably keep the current iPad2 around as the lower tier model, but I don't see them selling it anywhere near as low as Kindle Fire territory so I'm not sure how lucrative it would be to keep this tier.
The problem with the first option is that it'll just be expensive. The problem with the second option is that they might not wait another whole year before updating the iPad with a new processor. Plus it would throw out the chronological naming scheme since they might just call it the iPad2 HD/+/Retina or whatever.
I still wish they'd make it so I don't need to have my apps on my computer. There's no reason for them to be there with iCloud aside from slightly faster copy over time but really, it should be optional to keep them just in the cloud. They take up a lot of space for something you can't even launch on your computer anyway. A simple checkbox that says "Keep Apps in iCloud only" that alerts you "This will delete all iOS apps from your computer. If you ever wish to turn this option off you will have to re-download all your apps. Is this okay?" when you check it would suffice. I'd check it day 1 and free up 6.13GB of space I could be using for so many other things.
Come on, Apple! It only makes sense! And I doubt it's a bandwidth thing. It's a simple oversight left over from legacy times (Read: Before iCloud and WiFi Sync) and I hope they realize it by iOS 6.
Also, I hope they don't make the base iPad 3 over $500. That's the same thing they did with the iPod touch 3. The low end 3rd gen was the second model and they had a cheaper 2nd gen model as the entry. I want my iPad 3 to be $500 at the lowest end. It's like when the Mac mini started out at $500 and gradually jumped up to $700 when they went Intel only to just now come down to $600.
Come on, Apple! It only makes sense! And I doubt it's a bandwidth thing. It's a simple oversight left over from legacy times (Read: Before iCloud and WiFi Sync) and I hope they realize it by iOS 6.
Also, I hope they don't make the base iPad 3 over $500. That's the same thing they did with the iPod touch 3. The low end 3rd gen was the second model and they had a cheaper 2nd gen model as the entry. I want my iPad 3 to be $500 at the lowest end. It's like when the Mac mini started out at $500 and gradually jumped up to $700 when they went Intel only to just now come down to $600.
Deleted all apps off my Mac, everything is in iCloud now. I just don't sync anything to my my Mac anymore. Don't have to really.
Yeah you do. Playcounts are very important to me and if I can't sync all the metadata of my music between my computer and iDevice then all is for naught.
Maybe it works for you, but it's not a valid option for everyone unfortunately. It just causes errors and problems if you do try and sync.
I use Rdio, so no need to use iTunes for music. But yeah, Apple should allow an option to forgo app syncing.
Slurpy2k20
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You wasted all that time writing all those words..considering that issue doesn't even exist. Just turn off automatic downloads in iTunes, and delete all your apps. They'll still be on your devices, and new apps wont be downloaded to iTunes.
PS- Tim Cook was spotted in France and was apparently on a business trip of the 'utmost secrecy', most probably to sign a contract or make an acquisition. Any guesses? What companies based in france are ripe for an Apple deal/acquisition?
Vivendi? For tv, games and films?
I'm not sure this is possible, I think France has laws forbidding the sale of companies like Vivendi-Universal to companies outside of France. Although it is an interesting idea, and would be a very good purchase. Out of all the media groups, I'd say VU would give them the right leverage without getting too much baggage. But it seems like a long-shot.
If you delete an app from your system and sync, it will copy back over from your device. Or it will error complaining that the file could not be copied. Also, it would be nice if I could purchase an app on my iTunes and have it download to my iDevices but not my computer. You can't do that though. You'd still have to delete the app after downloading it in iTunes.
At least last I checked. I'll do a little experiment and see what happens with current iOS and iTunes.
And wasting time writing words is pretty much all I do. It's what I'm known for. Don't take that away from me.
Edit: Confirmed. If you delete an app from iTunes, as soon as you sync your devices again it deletes the app from the device too.
It's a backup redundancy Apple put in place for when apps inevitably gets removed from the store. Either by violating something or dev license expiry (not to mention if the user moves store region). People hate to loose things they paid for, simple as that.
Apple doesn't host any apps "in the cloud" and probably never will.
Fjolle
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So that is why Diablo3 isn't out yet. Exclusively on iPad3sHD and iTV.
Wait, what? I can go to the Purchased section of the App Store on my iPhone and redownload apps that have since been removed from the store... No need for iTunes
mescalineeyes
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I've never synced my apps with iTunes, yet I sync all of my music with it. Jasoco must be doing it wrong.
Get iTunes Match. All the iTunes metadata syncs through iCloud automatically. No syncing needed.
Do you not connect your iPad to a computer anymore?
I bought the GameLoft game "Order & Chaos" when it came out, but deleted it a few months later. Now when I go to purchased section I don't see it (despite seeing all if not most of my other purchased games), and going to its page in the store says I have to buy it. Wonder why this game is like that
No. I can't think of any reason to off the top of my head after iCloud and iTunes Matchx
Oh didn't know anybody who was paying for that. Which iCloud tier are you on? Have you filled up the storage? What's the storage capacity of your iPad?
I paid $20 for the extra 10GB. I have an iPhone and iPad syncing to my iCloud account, and I was over the 5GB. I could have trimmed it down to fit it in the 5 GB, but I'm not sweating $20 a year to not have to worry about it.
I paid for Match also, so I'm in for $45 a year total.
Betta Lines
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I used the AVPlayer app a lot, because it can play all kinds of video formats, so I was regularly connecting mine to a PC to dump files on there. I guess... if you buy all your films through iTunes, or stream stuff through Netflix or whatever, that's not a big deal. But I guess I'm old school, with a very random and disorganised movie collection. I like dragging and dropping. It's cooool.
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I haven't jumped in on iTunes Match because literally every song I have purchased has been done through iTunes. The main reason I'd want to do it would be for the meta-data syncing...as lame as that is.
iCloud I'm rocking the upgraded package you got for having MobileMe after they switched.
Haven't synced my iPhone or iPad to my computer for awhile now.
iCloud I'm rocking the upgraded package you got for having MobileMe after they switched.
Haven't synced my iPhone or iPad to my computer for awhile now.
Diablohead
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I still sync to my pc but once I grab myself an ipad of some kind I might keep it seperate, I have a wireless keyboard shell on the way so i'll treat it as a laptop of sorts.
Deadly Cyclone
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So what's the deal with Apple TV? I am up on the iDevice gadgets but not as much Apple TV. Is it just a content box that allows me to buy shows on my TV? Can I stream from my iPad to my TV using it?
You can do both of those things. It also includes the basics, like Netflix, MLB, NBA, YouTube, and Podcasts.
Deadly Cyclone
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So a lot of the content on there you still have to pay for right? Like movies and shows, etc. Just trying to think of why i'd want it if I have Netflix on my Xbox.
Always-honest
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Isn't that only 5GB..? that's basicly.. nothing. And i can't see how Mtach will actually really match everything.
I mean in terms of transfering files from desktop to laptop, not storing files on the cloud. You don't need to hook the ipad directly into the computer anymore to do that.
Always-honest
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Ah okay, yeah true.
Do you just turn app syncing off?
It's probably a little more convenient with it all right on the iPad but that depends on your setup. I don't have an iPad yet do I don't know. I do like the added bonus of instant streaming my own content as well; any video or pictures on my phone. I hope too that more and more apps will integrate it, though I don't know how far along that is yet.
You can rent new movies, stream any content you have in iTunes, buy TV shows, and stream Netflix. It's a lot of e same stuff the 360 and PS3 can do, but in the Apple ecosystem.
I prefer the Apple TV Netflix client to the 360s, but everyone has their opinion. And you can't mirror your iPad wirelessly or stream from an iphone to a 360, so there's that. It's also tiny and can be moved from room to room easily if needed.
Consider it a $100 wireless adapter for your iTunes and iOS devices. If that sounds good, then it's an easy purchase.
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