Steve Jobs used to be the brains behind any mind-boggling innovations that Apple wants to produce in it facility. The company's chief executive officer (CEO) has a brilliant mind that has allowed the company to shape the technological world as we know it today.
Not known for keeping his opinion to himself, Jobs would regularly make bold statements that promoted Apple’s products while belittling the competition. Of course, he was also known for his epic 180-degree flips, when Apple would go on to release a product that completely went against Jobs’s earlier statements.
However, if there was one consistent advice that he gave out until his untimely demise it should be to 'stay away from stylus,' which current Apple employees appeared to be ignoring.
In 2010 following the launch of the iPad, Steve Jobs famously said "if you see a stylus, they blew it." His comment targeted earlier tablet products that relied on styluses for input as opposed to focusing on finger input.
Now, according to the world’s most accurate Apple analyst, Apple plans to launch a special stylus accessory alongside the 12.9-inch iPad Pro that is rumored to be launching later this year.
"Given that it’s more precise than a person’s fingers, a stylus can be more convenient to use than the combination of keyboard and mouse in some cases. Therefore, we believe Apple’s stylus will improve the user experience of 12.9-inch iPad," KGI Securities analyst Ming-chi Kuo said in a research note obtained by MacRumors.
Details are slim, but Kuo believes the stylus will be an optional accessory and will not ship with the iPad Pro. He also believes it will be a pricey accessory, as opposed to an inexpensive plastic stylus like the ones that ship with Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablets.
"We don’t think all users will need a stylus initially. Coupled with its unfavorable cost structure, high selling prices may turn consumers off if the 12.9-inch iPad is always bundled with it," Kuo said. "We therefore expect the stylus to be an optional accessory before sufficient user feedback is received."
According to Kuo, the iPad Pro and its optional stylus accessory will debut sometime in the second or third quarter this year.
Not known for keeping his opinion to himself, Jobs would regularly make bold statements that promoted Apple’s products while belittling the competition. Of course, he was also known for his epic 180-degree flips, when Apple would go on to release a product that completely went against Jobs’s earlier statements.
However, if there was one consistent advice that he gave out until his untimely demise it should be to 'stay away from stylus,' which current Apple employees appeared to be ignoring.
In 2010 following the launch of the iPad, Steve Jobs famously said "if you see a stylus, they blew it." His comment targeted earlier tablet products that relied on styluses for input as opposed to focusing on finger input.
Now, according to the world’s most accurate Apple analyst, Apple plans to launch a special stylus accessory alongside the 12.9-inch iPad Pro that is rumored to be launching later this year.
"Given that it’s more precise than a person’s fingers, a stylus can be more convenient to use than the combination of keyboard and mouse in some cases. Therefore, we believe Apple’s stylus will improve the user experience of 12.9-inch iPad," KGI Securities analyst Ming-chi Kuo said in a research note obtained by MacRumors.
Details are slim, but Kuo believes the stylus will be an optional accessory and will not ship with the iPad Pro. He also believes it will be a pricey accessory, as opposed to an inexpensive plastic stylus like the ones that ship with Microsoft’s Surface Pro tablets.
"We don’t think all users will need a stylus initially. Coupled with its unfavorable cost structure, high selling prices may turn consumers off if the 12.9-inch iPad is always bundled with it," Kuo said. "We therefore expect the stylus to be an optional accessory before sufficient user feedback is received."
According to Kuo, the iPad Pro and its optional stylus accessory will debut sometime in the second or third quarter this year.
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