iPad 3

[Bozza]

Can you please ensure that NSC is shut down during the announcement, so that we can all focus on this most important time, I personally don't want anything taking my attention away from all things Apple !

It goes without saying. Not least because some little ruffians get all uptight about it and will begin tweeting about how I ruin this site by being a power-crazed tosser.

Their over-the-top response is EXACTLY the sort of thing my tongue-in-cheek japes are intended to provoke.

 

[wehatepalace]

It goes without saying. Not least because some little ruffians get all uptight about it and will begin tweeting about how I ruin this site by being a power-crazed tosser.

Their over-the-top response is EXACTLY the sort of thing my tongue-in-cheek japes are intended to provoke.

 

[Horton's halftime iceberg]

oops wrong thread

 

[leigull]

Do Apple really need to keep releasing new versions of their products so frequently. I mean, they can't have developed any new technology in the time between iPad 2 and iPad 3, so why not combine them and just have a single upgrade?

 

[Deleted member 18477]

Do Apple really need to keep releasing new versions of their products so frequently. I mean, they can't have developed any new technology in the time between iPad 2 and iPad 3, so why not combine them and just have a single upgrade?

because they are smart in the world of business.

 

[Bozza]

good stuff. any rumours on the new iphone? possible august/sept release? my 3gs has done me proud up till now but i fear apple wont allow the 3gs to have any future software updates..

The 4S is selling so stupendously well that any talk of an early iPhone 5 is likely to be wrong, I think. There is no need for Apple to rush out a 5, so I wouldn't expect it until September/October as has been becoming regular.

 

[northernblue]

'stupendously'! Great word Bozza!!

 

[Mellotron]

Do Apple really need to keep releasing new versions of their products so frequently. I mean, they can't have developed any new technology in the time between iPad 2 and iPad 3, so why not combine them and just have a single upgrade?

Of course they don't NEED to. They want to, because they sell SHITLOADS. There are tonnes of people who will buy any and everything Apple release.

 

[Bozza]

'stupendously'! Great word Bozza!!

Tis true!

"CUPERTINO, California—January 24, 2012—Apple® today announced financial results for its fiscal 2012 first quarter which spanned 14 weeks and ended December 31, 2011. The Company posted record quarterly revenue of $46.33 billion and record quarterly net profit of $13.06 billion, or $13.87 per diluted share. These results compare to revenue of $26.74 billion and net quarterly profit of $6 billion, or $6.43 per diluted share, in the year-ago quarter. Gross margin was 44.7 percent compared to 38.5 percent in the year-ago quarter. International sales accounted for 58 percent of the quarter’s revenue.

The Company sold 37.04 million iPhones in the quarter, representing 128 percent unit growth over the year-ago quarter."

Apple has just closed at over $500 a share. At the end of 2011 they were c$400 a share. That means the biggest company in the world, by market cap., has increased in value by 25% in around 6 weeks. They have $100bn cash in the bank!

Stupendous is an appropriate word.

 

[Brighton247.com]

I just bought a iPad2 this would piss me off

 

[Bozza]

I just bought a iPad2 this would piss me off

I'm sorry to hear that. Apple release cycles are quite widely known and discussed, to a degree, but I guess you still have to be a bit geeky to follow such stuff:

Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy Your Mac, iPod or iPhone

You may be able to do something about it, particularly if you bought from an Apple Store. Apple's class-leading customer service does mean they've offered some form of rebate or cashback to those who bought just before a product refresh in the past, so if you have literally 'just bought' it might be worth popping in to see them if iPad 3 does appear soon as anticipated.

 

[Max Paper]

I had a proper go on my my mums ipad 2 the other day after not being very interested in them before because they are just big iphones. I now NEED an Ipad. NEED one.