ISLAMABAD – Apple Inc has launched a new iPad that would work with itsApple Pencil accessory aimed at helping it grab more of the US educationmarket.
The tablet will have a starting price of $299 for students and $329 forconsumers. Tech companies are battling for dominance in US schools withinexpensive devices and laptops that are geared towards classroom use andseen as a way to hook young consumers, Bloomberg has reported.
Education-geared laptops running operating systems by Alphabet Inc’s Googleor Microsoft Corp can be had for less than $200.
Apple hit hard on the education theme on Tuesday, with school bells andannouncements over a public address system directing press and teachersinto an auditorium at Lane Tech College Prep High School. Apple boardmember and former US Vice President Al Gore mingled with the crowd.