Apple really is making a giant iPad Pro, according to a new report from Bloomberg, but the Cupertino-based company is running into production issues that have delayed the long-rumored tablet’s release.
According to Bloomberg’s sources, production of the 12.9-inch iPad is now scheduled to start around September, after delays involving the supply of display panels pushed the project back.
Apple planned to release the iPad Pro this quarter, claims the report. The new iPad is part of Tim Cook’s effort to revitalize a lineup that has seen slumping sales over the past 12 months. iPads are facing tough competition not only from alternative Android tablets, but also from Apple’s own line of large-screen iPhones.
Rumors of an early 2015 iPad Pro launch first surfaced last year. Apple reportedly held back on the project to focus on the iPhone 6. The bigger-than-big tablet is expected to be aimed at enterprise users and take advantage of new software and hardware features designed to make the iPad a better work machine.
Buster Hein is a freelance writer who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. Twitter: @bst3r.
9 responses to “Production of Apple’s giant iPad has been delayed until September”
Always the same excuse…
Yes, Apple should have released it without all the components needed to make it actually work…
The question is why is it so hard for apple to always source these components? There is nothing cutting edge or new in the proposed ipad Pro components. USB 3.0 has been around since 2008 and widely available since 2011. 2k and 4k screens are both widely available but yet apply always seems to have delays due to sourcing problems.
Phones first with this company. Money is money ;-)
Yeah sure Bloomberg. This is what happens when you stop your employees from having more than 16oz soda at a time. They start spewing Horse Manure.
Products media have said Apple will have to delay because of production issues, with no substantial proof that there were production problems and in some cases couldn’t have been: the iPhone Air, the iPhone phablet, the Apple TV set, the 5.5″ iPhone, the iWatch, the 12″ iPad, and evey product Apple has released, and those that never even existed.
lol. Bloomberg farts a rumor about an unannounced product and the internet explodes with the “news.”
Reported sightings of Elvis in a 7-11 are more credible than stories about Apple.
I’d like to see Apple come out with a large tablet that runs a full version of OS X, but with an optional touch interface. It could be a great and lighter alternative to buying a MacBook Air or Pro. It would have to have killer, all-day battery life and run with the stability and power of the current crop of MacBook Airs, but it would be even more portable and customizable with the case and keyboard of your choice from Apple and different 3rd party manufacturers (if you want one). There’s no solid reason OS X couldn’t be put into a large form tablet. A bigger iPad would allow a bigger battery. Of course, they’d probably have to give it a new name to avoid confusion with the existing iOS devices. I think it could be a hit!
I have to say, I rarely reach for my iPad Mini 3 now that I have an iPhone 6 Plus… The 6 Plus is too small for two things: movies and books.
If they release a bigger iPhone (which won’t happen) I would completely say goodbye to the iPad.