Clearing decks, Apple updates 2 minor iPads

Primed for disappointment, Paul Therrott writes:

Apple this morning announced a new 10.5-inch iPad Air, which oddly doesn’t replace the 9.7-inch iPad, and a new iPad Mini. Both products support Apple Pencil, but it’s the old version, not the one that shipped along with the new iPad Pros. Both also feature dated designs with big bezels.

My take: March 25 is Showtime, not hardware time.

Apple press release: All-new iPad Air and iPad mini deliver dramatic power and capability

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