$299 iPad 2 seen shaking up tablet market

I sure hope that this is true. A $299 iPad would likely cause a shock wave throughout the tablet market. Consumers who were on the fence about spending $500 on an iPad would only have to justify spending $100 more than on a Kindle Fire. More than just grabbing a few customers from Amazon -- Apple will remain the tablet market leader -- that is unless Google unveils something special later this year.

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The new take from Taiwanese industry publication DigiTimes offered on Tuesday projects that Apple will keep its current iPad 2 available after it launches a third-generation iPad in the coming months. At most, it projects that the iPad 2 price will drop to $399 for the entry-level model, which would be $100 less than the current cheapest model, and would be a strategy similar to what Apple has employed with its iPhone lineup.

But Apple could be even more aggressive and price the iPad 2 even less, potentially at $349 or even as low as $299, the analysis concluded.