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New iPad Release Gets Production Help

We’ve been hearing rumors that Apple will have a new iPad release in September or October. According to the analyst Michael Walkley, of Canaccord Genulty, says the iPad 2 is squashing the competition due to pricing and margins.  “Our checks indicate both the Motorola Xoom and RIM PlayBook have not sold well at current price points, as we believe competing tablets must sell at a substantial discount to the iPad 2,” he wrote. The iPad tablet price point is too low for competing tablet manufacturers like Blackberry and Motorola to effectively compete. They are simply losing money even if their tablet offerings were in demand. The Motorola Xoom and the Blackberry PlayBook are not selling very well and it appears these companies are losing on both price and sales volume. We’re guessing that this iPad news is going to strike fear into both Amazon and Microsoft who plan upcoming tablet releases.

Further hints of Apple driving a stake in the heart of their iPad tablet’s competition comes from a Digitimes report that Apple will be adding another major manufacturer for iPad tablet production. Foxconn has been Apple’s exclusive contractor for iPad 2 production so it appears that Apple is looking for an additional manufacturer to build the iPad 3 tablets.

The Digitimes article reveals that  Apple’s new iPad production partner will likely be Petagron or Quanta Computers. The glory days of Apple and iOS devices continue to soar.  This is just another telling sign of Apple’s phenomenal success with the iPad tablet. The speculation about a new iPad model this fall is split on whether it will be an iPad HD version of the iPad 2 or a new iPad 3 release.