{"id":34081,"date":"2022-12-14T00:00:22","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T07:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macradio.net\/blog\/?p=34081"},"modified":"2022-12-14T19:38:28","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T02:38:28","slug":"newsletter-issue-1038-revisiting-apples-non-upgrades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2022\/12\/newsletter-issue-1038-revisiting-apples-non-upgrades\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #1038 \u2014 Revisiting Apple&#8217;s Non-Upgrades"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>So let me sum it up for starters: Is it very likely that smartphones, tablets and personal computers have become so good that the new, improved models are offering features that few of us really care about? Does that, in effect, make you less likely to upgrade your device?<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the path and the results.<\/p>\n<p>After expectations from Apple rumor sites and speculators that there would be new Macs in the fall of 2022, it didn\u2019t happen. Instead there were some new higher-priced iPads. So the basic (?) iPad now comes with a larger 10.9-inch display, an ancient A14 chip and the usual camera and connectivity enhancements.<\/p>\n<p>It also starts at $449 U.S., a $120 increase over the previous, 9th generation model, which remains in the lineup at its original $329 starting price. Is the upgrade worth the bother? Well, if you have an older iPad that doesn\u2019t run current operating systems, or really crave the growing laptop-style features from iPadOS 16, perhaps.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! 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