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hunter_alien on 26 January 2016
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barneystinson69 said:
hunter_alien said:
iPad Pro is a massive failure. No other way to put this. As someone who works on iOS devices on a daily basis since 2012, all I can say that not many developers look at it and see tremendous possibilities when compared to the Air or mini series. Its pointless. It has its own niche, true, but for the mainstream it is an overpriced and over-sized tablet.

Their phone sales stagnation is expected. As more and more people can afford one, the refresh rate slows down. I still know plenty of Apple users who still rock a 4S or even 4. They need to get out newer devices at lower price (think 5C but a better implementation). Maybe the rumored 5SE will do just that.

 

This. I can't see how everyone wasn't expecting this. There are many other 2 in 1's that are just as good, and run an OS that has access to deskop applications. iOS doesn't have this, so Apple shouldn't be surprised. They should've just released an iPad Air 3, or have OSX on the iPad Pro.

 

Agreed. Air 3 with iOS10 and Pro 2 with Dualboot (iOS10 and OSX) could become a game changer for Apple and the industry, where full, desktop class compatible 2 in 1s are still a small minority. Done right, it could be the perfect bridge between MacBooks and tablets, and could make huge gains for Apple in popularizing OSX.

I am not expecting this to happen anytime soon. Apple is sloppy lately, and new markets that they try lately (smart devices) are simply not growing fast enough. Maybe their rumored smartcar will be the revolution they crave for or maybe they are simply entering another slump period.



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