One More Reason for Putting the iPad on a Fall Update Schedule

In the midst of a Twitter discussion regarding my piece today positing a move to the fall for future iPad hardware announcements, Lessien writes:

Curious, as it might suggest that there’s no more real headway for the Fall event to be iTunes/iPod only.

That’s a good point. The iPod Touch is popular and lucrative, but it’s not a big secret. For four years in a row, Apple has released a new iPod Touch in the fall that, spec-wise, is pretty much just like the new iPhone released a few months prior. The music players continue to sell well, but they’re old news. A new top-of-the-line iPad could headline the fall event for the next few years.

★ Wednesday, 9 February 2011