Here's how to find out if a new model is coming fast: if the delivery dates from Apple for the current models suddenly zoom to over two weeks. I haven't heard anything like that yet.
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Gurman: No iPad Announcement Planned for March 26
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Yes, I know... based on the rumor that Gurman proposed.
I'm not buying that one. There have been many instances of other products dropping in the past with new versions of the OS containing key features for the new hardware being released days or weeks later. Why change course and let that hold up a hardware release now? Even if that is the case, or if they aren't ready yet due to some other reason - why not still announce them along with the M3 Macbook Air and make them available for pre-order? They absolutely are dragging this release out. They know it's been expected for weeks now and yet they say nothing.Sorry, I know I'm coming across as a whiny cry-baby (whaaaahhhh... I want my new iPad!!!) but that really isn't the case. I could really use a 12.9" iPad right now (don't currently own one of any size) and I'd just like to know what the pricing is going to be on the 12.9" iPad Air (if they actually plan to release that product) so that I can make the decision to buy one or fall back to my "Plan B" and buy a used/refurbed previous-gen 12.9" Pro. I'm just stuck in this limbo until they release the info and it gets more irritating every day.
at this point I’m done. I ain’t buying this damn iPad anymore! they keep playing games smmfh.
I am absolutely still buying. just annoyed. 😂
I am absolutely still buying. just annoyed. 😂
Yes, I know... based on the rumor that Gurman proposed.
Sorry, I know I'm coming across as a whiny cry-baby (whaaaahhhh... I want my new iPad!!!) but that really isn't the case. I could really use a 12.9" iPad right now (don't currently own one of any size) and I'd just like to know what the pricing is going to be on the 12.9" iPad Air (if they actually plan to release that product) so that I can make the decision to buy one or fall back to my "Plan B" and buy a used/refurbed previous-gen 12.9" Pro. I'm just stuck in this limbo until they release the info and it gets more irritating every day.
Maybe the OLED panels require special code that doesn't exist in the latest iPadOS version.
Doubt it considering they sell lcd replacement screens for oled iPhones on Amazon from shady sellers
Not really, there's a different version of software used all through the design and all the way through to engineering validation. Basically, think of it as alpha and beta versions that are not fit for a consumer product because they're buggy or just 'placeholders' or things created specifically to aid testing.
I think inventory is dictating the iPad Pro launch. If they do not have enough to sell, they will not launch. I remember back in 2011 for iPad 2, I stood out in the rain for 4 hours in front of an Apple Store. They waited until they opened and told us no new iPads had arrived. It took about 2 to 3 months before they got enough iPads to sell. Then 6 months later they updated that iPad to a lightning connector.
No way. Any drivers needed for the display would be at the hardware level in an iPad - and that would have been finalized very early on in the development cycle.
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Doesn't prevent them from releasing the information and taking pre-orders online. They should have done that at the same time as the M3 Macbook Air release a few weeks ago when it was expected. But... Apple.
The rumor adding power and OLED screen to iPad seems a waste. Until the iPad does everything the Mac does with a touch screen, the iPad will essentially remain a consumption device not a creator. So many of the iPad apps are missing key feature found only in the Mac OS. The most obvious a file system. While some can use the iPad only, I find many trips to the Mac to finish many tasks. Now I start my tasks on the Mac and read the results on the iPad. even for simple tasks like grocery lists. Works much better on the Mac.
Ohhh interesting. That'd be nice. My gut instinct is we'll get an announcement next week or the week after.
But I don't know if it would be available for immediate purchase if the new iPadOS isn't ready.
In Gurman’s latest Bloomberg newsletter, there’s a question about “Why are consumers so interested in the new iPad Pro release” behind the paywall.
Anybody have a Bloomberg subscription who can see? Curious if he clarified anything regarding his date predictions.
Anybody have a Bloomberg subscription who can see? Curious if he clarified anything regarding his date predictions.
Please provide verifiable proof of your statement. Otherwise this will be Crystal Ball 🔮 stuff and "vapor ware." TIA for the 411, bLackjackj.