Apple’s New I-PAD

Is Steve Jobs crazy?  $499 for the new Apple I-PAD? 

Well, he’s reaped new profits for Apple from international sales of the I-Phone, but the I-PAD?  It looks like an enlarged Apple phone but also like a very thin laptop/notebook.

Now seeing that you can buy an Apple I-Phone for $99, why pay $499 for something not quite but as expensive as a laptop?

Well, consider that $99 buys you a 3G  I-Phone, but you’ll need a contract of two years for it.  Then look at E-BAY where unlocked (contract-free & open) I-Phones sell for an average of $399.    So APPLEnow you can buy a thin laptop like  an I-phone for $499 without a support contract; then return and buy all kinds of accessories for it; use it most places; buy applications (software programs for its varied optional uses); and so on.

Like is Steve Jobs crazy?