Apple Jan. 27 launch event... what will it be?

[Moliere]

Don't forget Uncle Ted!

Glad you reminded me. I also forgot to exploit our internet friendship for my own personal gain. So here is my question: As an Apple contractor do you get special deals on these things?

[Color Me Badd Fan]

I just read a story on cbsnews.com that the fourth generation iPad was introduced today.

Does that mean they're dropping the price of the iPad3...err... the New iPad? That just seems like a strange move to me. Maybe they want to get the iPad mini and iPad on the same product cycle.

[Donuthole]

I just read a story on cbsnews.com that the fourth generation iPad was introduced today.

Does that mean they're dropping the price of the iPad3...err... the New iPad? That just seems like a strange move to me. Maybe they want to get the iPad mini and iPad on the same product cycle.

Perhaps. I think it also has to do with getting an iPad out there with the new adapter.

[Color Me Badd Fan]

Perhaps. I think it also has to do with getting an iPad out there with the new adapter.

I guess, but they're cannibalizing the sales of the iPad 3. I also wonder why they're introducing both one month after the iPhone 5. The big event every six months was a pretty slick marketing move, but now they've been sandwiched together.

They probably just wanted to get everything new out there for the Christmas season. By the time Christmas rolls around, the current iteration of the iPad is already 9 months old.

[thesaint258]

I just read a story on cbsnews.com that the fourth generation iPad was introduced today.

Does that mean they're dropping the price of the iPad3...err... the New iPad? That just seems like a strange move to me. Maybe they want to get the iPad mini and iPad on the same product cycle.

From what I saw on the store, they're dropping the 3 and sticking with the 2 as a lower-cost option.

[Surfah]

From what I saw on the store, they're dropping the 3 and sticking with the 2 as a lower-cost option.

Yeah. You can pick up a refurbed 16gb 3 for $379 right now. Seems like a no-brainer to go that route over the mini if you want an iPad.

Weird price point for the mini especially with the underwhelming specs. $329 is too much and not competitive enough with the Nexus or Kindle Fire. Both are more than $100 cheaper and have better specs. The only advantage to the mini is if you're an Apple user and already have invested a lot into the Apple apps ecosystem. Otherwise it seems like a waste of money.

[Moliere]

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I wonder if Samsung will ever make a commercial that doesn't talk about Apple

[TripletDaddy]

Based on your post, I was expecting that to be a Samsung commercial. About halfway through I thought that it was a lousy ad if the purpose was to attack Apple.

The Samsung commercials are funny. I hope they keep making them. They have a new one for the Note 2 that features LBJ going through his daily routine. I don't think they mention Apple but they do try to make the consumer believe that LBJ would use a Note.

[Surfah]

Based on your post, I was expecting that to be a Samsung commercial. About halfway through I thought that it was a lousy ad if the purpose was to attack Apple.

The Samsung commercials are funny. I hope they keep making them. They have a new one for the Note 2 that features LBJ going through his daily routine. I don't think they mention Apple but they do try to make the consumer believe that LBJ would use a Note.

It's funny how small the Note 2 looks in his hands. It looks like a normal phone.

[TripletDaddy]

It's funny how small the Note 2 looks in his hands. It looks like a normal phone.

I thought the same thing. I was wondering whether they scaled the phone down because the first one was ridiculously large. Are the dimensions the same? It is a cool commercial. I saw it yesterday and thought it was really well done. I liked the part that showed the tweet from Magic.

[Coach McGuirk]

lebrons hands maybe?

[TripletDaddy]

I just checked the dimensions. Apparently the 2 is slightly wider and has a bigger screen.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Based on your post, I was expecting that to be a Samsung commercial. About halfway through I thought that it was a lousy ad if the purpose was to attack Apple.

The Samsung commercials are funny. I hope they keep making them. They have a new one for the Note 2 that features LBJ going through his daily routine. I don't think they mention Apple but they do try to make the consumer believe that LBJ would use a Note.

I saw that last night, my thought was I wonder how much you have to pay someone who loves their imagine so much to pretend a stylus is cool and something they would use?

[TripletDaddy]

I saw that last night, my thought was I wonder how much you have to pay someone who loves their imagine so much to pretend a stylus is cool and something they would use?

Here is the spot. I think it is a really cool ad. I noticed they even managed to get LBJ's girlfriend in the kitchen shot.

In addition to the use of the stylus, why is Lebron carrying his cell phone out of the tunnel at the start of the game?

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[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

In addition to the use of the stylus, why is Lebron carrying his cell phone out of the tunnel at the start of the game?

You need to be a student of Surfah's posts, the maps on android are sooooo good. He'd never find the court from the locker room with apple maps.