iPad Mini 7.9-inch and iPad 4 announced

[Jared]

I feel for Apple users - They will never have the latest product for long. I'm not sure if that's a bad or good thing. I suppose they make more money that way.

[Grimspoon]

I don't think that's too fair. The iPad mini looks pretty slick to me. Updating the iPad 4 was inevitable and obvious.

The impressive stuff from their announcements is all under the hood.

People have been saying they are underwhelmed by the latest Apple product announces, but what are they really expecting? They are a gadget, PC, cellphone and software company - maybe they should branch out into hoverboards?

P.S. That new iMac looks gorgeous too!

Maybe I am being a bit harsh. I just get the feeling that Apple are taking the mickey out of consumers at the moment. They string out designs for as long as possible and slowly increment them just to make more money.

But I will say that the new iMac does look very nice. When I bought my 27" iMac about a year and half ago I was actually holding out for this one. Alas.

[Ike_009]

I remember Steve Jobs saying he hated the idea of an I pad mini. Pointless and market cannibalism were pretty much his views on the subject. Now he is gone and the mini comes out, kinda back tracking against the guy who made Apple?

[b1nd3r]

The fact that there were relatively few surprises and most was "leaked" just makes it quite non event for me. There is no wow factor.

There never was a wow factor for me with apple

[drdiebrein]

I feel for Apple users - They will never have the latest product for long. I'm not sure if that's a bad or good thing. I suppose they make more money that way.

Yeah it's very much the same with Samsung users as well, I guess most electronics users actually, look at the S3 it came out only about a year after the S2.

[drdiebrein]

I personally am much more excited for the MS Surface though, the iPad is sort still riding a wave created by the first iPad.

[Aequitas]

Yeah it's very much the same with Samsung users as well, I guess most electronics users actually, look at the S3 it came out only about a year after the S2.

True. Luckily the droid dev community is picking up the slack. I just recently updated my Galaxy S1 to 4.1 Jellybean with a custom ROM. Samsung has left the S1 hanging at 2.3 :/

[drdiebrein]

True. Luckily the droid dev community is picking up the slack. I just recently updated my Galaxy S1 to 4.1 Jellybean with a custom ROM. Samsung has left the S1 hanging at 2.3 :/

Yeah I know a friend of mine has one he was pretty disappointed(I fear the day when they stop supporting the S2), also how is the custom Jellybean working for you? Might recommend it to my friend.

[Jared]

Yeah it's very much the same with Samsung users as well, I guess most electronics users actually, look at the S3 it came out only about a year after the S2.

Ya, agree. I had my S2 for 6 months and the S3 came out. However, I am quite happy with my S2 and see no reason to upgrade to the S3. Unlike some Apple users that feel the need to upgrade every year.