New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

Re:New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support by roenxi on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @03:52PM (#22620549)

I remember observing when the iPad first came out one of its big selling points was is was a few hundred dollars cheaper than everyone expected and it kneecapped the competition who all had offerings in the pipeline that were sorta similar, not Apple and cost more.

How times change.

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Re:New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support by rchaud on Thursday March 19, 2020 @10:02AM (#22627558)

I remember the pricing being a surprise, but the Android tablets that followed all came in at lower prices. Only the Blackberry Playbook and HP Touchpad (running already-obsolete OSes) tried to match Apple's pricing. Both were discontinued after terrible sales numbers.

Google botched Android 3.0 (the first "Tablet" version of Android), and developers mostly didn't bother trying to adapt their apps for tablet screens.

If it hadn't been for Samsung pushing the boundaries with pressure-sensitive screens, pen input (2014 Galaxy Tab pro line), Linux on DeX, and SoC improvements, there wouldn't be an Android tablet market beyond the disposable 7" tabs people buy for their kids.

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Re:New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support by p1necone on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @04:20PM (#22620830)

Apple got popular by being good, now they're popular they don't have to be good any more. It's the same story as all (hyperbole) big brands.

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