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Why Apple’s iPad will change gadget world
Posted by | Posted in General | Posted on 28-01-2010
Who would have thought that the most innovative thing about the iPad was going to be its price?
Steve Jobs’ bombshell, that the widely anticipated multimedia tablet from the company famous for its premium pricing would start at $499, brought the audience, generally low key until then, to its feet and even sent Apple’s stock up by five bucks a share at one point.
This was seismic for two reasons. First, most of us figured it would cost around $1,000. And second, that price means the iPad could savage two categories of products: netbooks (stripped-down, inexpensive laptops) and e-book readers.
With that price, Jobs landed a sucker punch.
O’Brien: Why Apple’s iPad will change gadget world – San Jose Mercury News
