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RUMOR: Apple iPad 3 to launch this year at current prices; iPad 2 to be discounted, discontinued

“Apple is expected by many to break from its typical cycle of releasing new mobile device models annually when it launches the iPad 3 ahead of the holiday season this year,” Zach Epstein reports for BGR.

“The new iPad model will supposedly feature a high-resolution Retina Display,” Epstein reports. “A new report from Taiwan Economic News claims that Apple’s third-generation iPad could launch at the iPad 2′s current price points… and Apple will then discount the iPad 2 in order to clear inventory.”

Epstein reports, “Apple’s original iPad models were discounted by $100 each — and by as much as $300 by third-party retailers — following the launch of the iPad 2, and Taiwan Economic News cites anonymous industry executives in claiming that Apple may use a similar formula.”

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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lynn Weiler” for the heads up.]

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