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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsLooks like Apple dropped a turd with the new iPad
The stock is dropping after it was introduced with an $800 price tag.
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Looks like Apple dropped a turd with the new iPad (Original Post)
RandySF
Sep 2015
OP
The stock tends to drop after the announcement of a new product, it's the "buy on rumor
PoliticAverse
Sep 2015
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PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)1. The stock tends to drop after the announcement of a new product, it's the "buy on rumor
sell on news" principle.
still_one
(92,190 posts)2. and that is for a 32 gig model. The keyboard is about 170. Except for gadget freaks, why would
a business buy this over a small laptop?
They are showing the Apple TV. I thought they were going to try and offer some type of TV streaming service, but it is mostly blah. Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu will be supported, but will have nothing to worry about having Apple as a competitor.
So far I am underwhelmed.
In fairness, there is only so much you can put in these gadgets
Logical
(22,457 posts)3. Still no mouse ability and no possibily of being a desktop....
Replacement.
I like the microsoft surface as a convertable.
Boomer
(4,168 posts)4. Apple continues to disappoint
More sure than ever that my Surface was the right choice for a tablet.
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)5. I love my iPad 2 Air.
It's a good size and I wouldn't want anything bigger.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)6. They should have called it the Red Delicious
former9thward
(32,003 posts)7. Most stocks are dropping.
The market is down 230 right now.