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Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by aikorevs on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @08:45AM (#13921644)
Could not find what's new. Any hints ?
Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by apricot on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @09:45AM (#13922103)
"Could not find what's new. Any hints ?"

This sums up Apple's problems better than anything I've seen.

Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by giarc on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @10:03AM (#13922243)
It's because their naming conventions have gone out the window.

When it was iPhone 4, 4S, 5, 5S you knew where on the product timeline your phone was. Now it's iPad Air, Air 2, 9.7 Pro, 9.7, 12.9 Pro, mini 4. It's all over the place.

Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by apricot on Wednesday March 22, 2017 @07:36AM (#13930086)
When Jobs came back to Apple, there was a similar chaos regarding the Macintosh models. Lots of numbers, letters, and qualifiers, and the purpose of a new model was seldom clear.

He canceled the majority of them -- the "great extinction" of 1998 is plainly visible on the image at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_Macintosh_models .

Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by lvh on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:38AM (#13923152)
The phone is a little unique in that sense. iPads or Macs not disclosing their specific version number is not new. When you got an iPad 3, it just said "iPad".
Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by draw_down on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @12:40PM (#13923858)
I'm afraid I must agree. They must be working on a bunch of new things or one huge new thing, trying to find their next big hit, because nothing seems to actually be advancing anymore.

(What's new here, apparently: they dropped the price by $70 and bumped the processor.)

Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by DoodleBuggy on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @01:19PM (#13924222)
...... more stickers in Messages?
Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by gmac on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @09:00AM (#13921749)
Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by lstamour on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @08:53AM (#13921702)
According to press releases - featuring a brighter Retina® display and best-in-class performance at its most affordable price, starting at $329. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2017/03/21Swift-Playgrounds-...
Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by shepardrtc on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @09:56AM (#13922188)
They're consolidating their lineup and dropping the price. The iPad Air is no more. Now there's just an iPad in one size, and an iPad Pro in two sizes. I think the iPad mini is still around but I don't imagine for much longer.
Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by maguay on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @08:47AM (#13921655)
A9 CPU (same as iPhone 6s), and cheaper price, starting at $349 for 32GB

http://www.apple.com/ipad-9.7/specs/

Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by daviddavis on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @09:57AM (#13922196)
I'm seeing the 32GB wifi one as $329.
Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by bluedino on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:33AM (#13923095)
Non-laminated screen that's more reflective.
Re:iPad 9.7‑inch by breatheoften on Tuesday March 21, 2017 @11:55AM (#13923344)
It's a feature not a bug!