<a href="http://www.networkworld.com/slideshows/2009/060309-apple-quiz.html">Apple</a> is slashing between $41 and $61 from the price of its ever-popular <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/111910-apple-ipad-resources.html">iPad</a> 2 devices for one day this Friday.
A report that Apple is slashing Q4 iPad 2 orders with manufacturers has set off speculation that demand is falling and that price cuts on the market-leading tablet computer could be in the offing.
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Apple iPads will continue to dominate the tablet market for the next couple of years, but market watcher Informa Telecoms & Media expects Android tablets to significantly cut the gap by 2015.
No, you can't buy an <a href="http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/111910-apple-ipad-resources.html">iPad</a> 2 for $69, or even $179. But the mistaken, wildly low prices by a third-party reseller on Sears' website has triggered an acrimonious debate on the retailer's Facebook page, with nearly 400 customers weighing in.