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Re: Apple's money problems....

From Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com>
Newsgroups comp.sys.mac.system
Subject Re: Apple's money problems....
Date 2015-05-01 15:38 -0700
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <mi0v72$2ea$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On 2015-04-29 20:41:30 +0000, Invid Fan said:

> In article <mhq3ii$5uq$1@dont-email.me>, Oregonian Haruspex
> <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 2015-04-28 09:13:24 +0000, JF Mezei said:
>> 
>>> iPad not doing so well.
>> 
>> This is like saying somebody has no pulse, as long as you measure the
>> heart rate only when it isn't pumping.
>> 
>> Other newer shinier shit is in higher demand, because practically
>> everybody who wants the new iPad probably bought it already and there's
>> newer shinier stuff to be had now.  But, when Apple releases another
>> new iPad it will sell, like always, much better than the stale
>> predecessor did as it was on its way out.
>> 
> Most of the "problem", I think, is that there's no reason to replace an
> iPad. I have the original mini, and will keep it until the day it dies.
> There's no incentive to buy a newer model.

I just replaced my original iPad with the Air 2, mainly to get the data 
plan option when I travel.  The original one still works great, and my 
wife now uses it to play games and control iTunes.

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Apple's money problems.... JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-28 04:53 -0400
  Re: Apple's money problems.... JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-28 05:13 -0400
    Re: Apple's money problems.... dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-29 12:29 +1200
    Re: Apple's money problems.... Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2015-04-29 01:09 -0700
      Re: Apple's money problems.... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-29 06:06 -0400
      Re: Apple's money problems.... JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-29 13:23 -0400
      Re: Apple's money problems.... Invid Fan <invid@loclanet.com> - 2015-04-29 16:41 -0400
        Re: Apple's money problems.... JF Mezei <jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca> - 2015-04-29 16:53 -0400
          Re: Apple's money problems.... nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2015-04-29 17:04 -0400
            Re: Apple's money problems.... sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-04-29 21:29 +0000
        Re: Apple's money problems.... Your Name <YourName@YourISP.com> - 2015-04-30 09:29 +1200
          Re: Apple's money problems.... sctvguy1 <sctvguy1@invalid.net> - 2015-04-29 23:55 +0000
        Re: Apple's money problems.... Michelle Steiner <michelle@michelle.org> - 2015-04-29 15:13 -0700
        Re: Apple's money problems.... Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-30 00:39 +0000
          Re: Apple's money problems.... Invid Fan <invid@loclanet.com> - 2015-04-29 22:04 -0400
            Re: Apple's money problems.... Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-04-30 15:39 +0000
              Re: Apple's money problems.... Invid Fan <invid@loclanet.com> - 2015-04-30 21:09 -0400
                Re: Apple's money problems.... Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-05-01 05:06 +0000
        Re: Apple's money problems.... Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2015-05-01 15:38 -0700
  Re: Apple's money problems.... dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-04-29 12:29 +1200

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