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Yeah, it's pretty slick. Just wish ASUS could have squeezed in a Full HD 1080p display at the same price point (what good is cake if you can't eat it too, right?)
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What I meant by that is that Apple doesn't refer to its third and fourth generation iPads as "iPad 3" and "iPad 4." The iPad 2 was the last one to use a numbering scheme, now they're just iPads.
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The timing of a May 2013 release wouldn't be the least bit surprising given previous launch dates: 4.2.x Jelly Bean: November 13, 2012 4.1.x Jelly Bean: July 9, 2012 4.0.x Ice Cream Sandwich: December 16, 2011 3.2 Honeycomb: July 15, 2011 3.1 Honeycomb: May 10, 2011 2.3.3-2.3.7 Gingerbread: February 9, 2011 2.3-2.3.2 Gingerbread: December 6, 2010
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Amazon has it for $499 with free shipping, though it says it "usually ships in 3-5 weeks," indicating it doesn't yet have inventory (you can still place order).
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Whether upfront or via payments, the retail cost to T-Mobile consumers for the 16GB iPhone 5 is $580, which is probably exactly what T-Mobile is paying Apple for each phone. And I'd imagine Apple gets its money upfront either way, since it's selling to T-Mobile, not the consumer. Hence, T-Mobile could charge $1 per year for 580 years for each
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It's no skin off Apple's back however T-Mobile decides to bill customers for the phone, whether it's charging a lump sum upfront (which is an option), or taking a down payment and billing them monthly for the remaining cost.
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That doesn't answer the question though. A fad, as defined by Merriam-Webster, is "a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal." You could point to netbooks as a recent example. Is that what we're seeing with phablets like the Galaxy Note 2, or will these devices stand the test of time? I think it's too early
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Some I suppose fall into that camp, but not all. She was waiting patiently for the update, and with improvements like Google Now being introduced, I think there's a fair number of users wanting the latest software without having to root. I don't think it's fair to say that the only ones who care about Jelly Bean are those who dive into XDA's
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The Sprint version on XDA is an Alpha release. Beyond that, this is about an OTA update for a phone that really should have had Jelly Bean at launch four months ago. Users like my 16-year-old stepdaughter (who chose this over an iPhone, btw), believe it or not, don't visit XDA and wouldn't know how to proceed regardless.
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Eye of the beholder; I actually like the aesthetic. Would look nice in a glossy white chassis, if the heatsink didn't have to face downwards.