This Week in Apple: Pro devices at Pro prices

Apple announces things and responds to things and AI has another great week.

If you have to ask, you can’t afford it

Apple’s “Pro and Tell” week started on Monday with the announcement of a brand-new iPad mini at a brand-new price point! How exciting! Let’s just take a look at that new price and…

AAAAAIIIIIIEEEEEE!!!

Please, everyone, this was just Monday. I’m going to have to ask you to hold all of your price-based screaming until all of this week’s new prices have been announced.

The new A20-based iPad mini starts at $699, or $82.24 per diagonal inch of screen.

Or $2.74 per gram. Or $5.50 per GB. Or $82.92 per cubic inch. Or half a cent per cubic millimeter.

I just provide those statistics in case they’re valuable for decision-making. Personally, I decide based on the device’s aura as indicated by my personal mystical advisor, Count Morgo the Unfathomable.…