[nkozyra]

> The problem is Apple is unable to make tradeoffs

I think the problem is they're very conscious of cannabalizing their own product line.

If the average person could use a $500 iPad ($399 + keyboard + mouse) instead of a bare minimum macbook air ($1000+), they would.

[emsy]

I agree, but this is a new problem for Apple. The iPhone was famously introduced as a cannibalizing product.