Apple leads the development of a model with a larger iPad screen size – 12.9 inches. According to sources, Bloomberg, the tablet production may begin in the first quarter of 2015. Now the company produces “iPads” in two versions: with a display of 9.7 and 7.9 inches.
12.9-inch iPad could be considered by the company as a tool for business users. It is possible that the new product will be positioned as the ultraportable MacBook Pro alternative for designers, engineers, architects and professionals from other fields. It is possible that with an eye to the increased size of the screen will be developed and new business software as part of the recently announced joint initiative of Apple and IBM.
A similar approach to the “hardware” previously demonstrated Microsoft, announcing a 12-inch Windows-tablet Surface Pro 3 in May. This full-fledged PC in a form factor tablet has a built-in multi-position stand at an angle up to 150 degrees, and it can be connected keyboard cover-Type Cover, in which the size of the trackpad has been increased by 68%. “This tablet can replace your laptop” – said Microsoft representatives at the presentation of bureaucrats.
Sources close to Apple Bloomberg also reported that the partners of the company “recently” started to produce new models of iPad and iPad mini to standard screen sizes. Buy them will be later in the year, the beginning of the Christmas shopping season.
Apple will release a 12.9-inch iPad
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