Apple's decision made sense

Apple's decision made sense

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November 11, 2012 4:37 PM (PST) Like Link Flag 1) Why the 1024x768 resolution? To keep it compatible with existing ipad2 apps. This way, I get all my existing designed-for-ipad apps like tapatalk and educreations right off the bat, rather than having to contend to with blown-up iphone apps or windowed ipad2 apps. Making it 2056x1536 would far exceed the normal 'retina' threshold for its size, resulting in excessive battery drain and bottlenecked processors. If they had simply gone with a 3rd resolution, it would result in the same fragmentation issue again.

To my knowledge, there is still a dearth of android tablet apps, so the user experience is already different out of the box.

2) Apple hardware typically commands a higher margin because some of that profit goes towards supporting / subsidising its software side. Buying an ipad mini means getting access to features such as iCloud and iMessage, plus all my existing paid iOS with battery like Compaq Presario 700 Battery, Compaq Presario 900 Battery, Compaq Presario 1700 Battery, Compaq Armada E500 Battery, Compaq EVO N100 battery, Compaq Evo N1020V battery, Compaq Evo N1000C battery, Compaq Evo N115 battery, Hp 593572-001 battery, Hp BQ350AA battery, Hp ProBook 4720s battery, Hp ProBook 4520s battery apps and iTunes content carry over FOC. If you already have a substantial collection, your initial downpayment would have more than paid for itself.

Google can afford to subsidise their hardware because they earn from advertising side, so it is really more of a hobby to them, rather than a main source of revenue.

Lack of ports like USB. To me, it's more of a personal preference. I already don't really use external storage devices on my computers, so there is even less incentive for me to want to plug a flashdrive to my tablet to copy/transfer files over. I have airplay, so that is one less need for a vga or hdmi slot. In return, I get a thinner and more aesthetically pleasing form factor.

Crap specs. Are people still playing the spec card at this time and age? It is no small secret that android devices tend to sport faster processors and more ram not due to any magnanimity on the manufacturer's part, but because Android is that resource-hungry. Even today, the ipad2 remains a very capable piece of hardware, because developers take care to match their apps' performance to the ipad's specs, and IOS is very resource-efficient, so there is no reason why the ipad mini won't be either.

To me, Apple's decision made sense. Not that it was necessarily the best decision, but there were constraints and tradeoff, and ultimately, I believe Apple made the best they could given those limitations. To simply conclude that Apple screwed up without considering these issues is simply making too hasty and superficial a judgement, IMO.

Correct, they had to go with the ipad 2 resolution because of their limited range of resolution options. But it was because of the profit margin that kept them from using a retina display. It is not coincidence that stories are popping up already about a retina version. It is possible now, but if they can't make an insane profit margin on it, then they don't want to do it.

That is not true. They make money off of advertising just like Google does on Android. The difference is that Google isn't looking to be the richest company in the world. Apple is. The advertising and app development fees more than pay for the software side for Apple. The high margins for hardware are purely to get richer. That whole initial down payment talk also did not make any sense.

This all plays into what apple wants you do to. Spend more money. I would definitely prefer to have my tablet be a few millimeters thicker in order to use a $5 HDMI cable or a $15 miracast dongle or ,for televisions that support miracast, not pay anything at all to stream video vs paying $99 for an apple tv in order to stream to my TV.

The reason Android devices require higher specs is because it can do much more than an ipad. I had an ipad for a month and having to switch from true multitasking and widgets to a screen full of icons and constant background pausing in order to keep the smoothness of my current app was maddening. ipads are consumption devices and not true productivity devices.