Infographic of the Day: What the iPad Really Costs

Huh. Maybe $500 is a bargain?

Maybe the iPad seems kinda spendy, at an entry level price of $500. But consider the history of Apple pricing: Below is a chart of the prices of major Apple products introduced since 1976, adjusted to present dollars.

When Apple really lost its way in the late 1980's and early 1990's, the prices of its products were totally insane--for example, almost $1100 for a Newton in 1993. (And the device really didn't do all that much, in retrospect.) But since then...