Topic: iPad mini coming soon?

http://www.businessweek.com/news/2012-07-03/here-comes-nexus-...

If this turns out to be true, then this is going to be a giant thorn in the side of Amazon and Google — probably even Nintendo, especially if it's in the $200-300 price range. If it is priced around there then that might explain why they keep refusing to update the iPod Touch.

For my part I'd cry tears of joy. I'm dying to upgrade my iPad 1 to something more powerful but I simply can't afford (or justify, lol) spending another $600 on a new one. I also love the smaller size of the 7-inch tablets. <3

I would be surprised - Steve Jobs hated that "mid range" form factor.

I think this would be the first sign that Apple is now Cook's company.

And I think it would be a genius business move that would ruin the tablet market for anyone but Apple.

Cool by me. Not that big on the 10 inch factor unless its something like the asus transformer

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I would be surprised simply because I would have thought it was too soon in product cycles for Cook's vision to start overtaking Jobs' - I was thinking 18 months.

I really want to know what's up with this [/div] business it's getting annoying. James? Do you know whats going on?

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But ehhh... I might buy this if I don't get an i4S.

An iPad mini sounds lovely! My mom had recently gotten the latest iPad from her work, and I'm currently trying it out (too bad the internet's abyssmal here). My first complaints: it's too heavy and I don't like the slippery aluminum back-panel. I'd be happy if a lighter mini iPad was released _{if I like it.}

We have it. It's called iPod Touch.

That's a mini mini. A super mini. This is a middle mini.

MINI MINI MINI

I wouldn't say it's a threat to Nintendo, but surely to Google and Amazon. I'd be tempted to get a "mid-range" iPad than a $500-$600, imo too expensive for what it is.

I see no reason anyone would want that, unless it's noticeably cheaper.

That would be the point.

I don't think they're going to release a considerably smaller version for the same exact price, because people just like small things. Some of you guys and business topics, I swear. lol

Who knows. It's Apple, they have loads of money in the brand name and fanbase alone. They could easily make it overpriced and get lots of sales out of it.

Their products are not overpriced as is. They are comparable to similar deices on the market, and the consumer decides the price. If they were truly overpriced they would not be as successful.

There's a difference between the market definition of 'overpriced' and the personal definition. Often times people cannot separate the two. Either way, a mini ipad being 'overpriced' in your eyes doesn't change anything, it will still be cheaper than it's larger comrades.

Just like every other tablet on the market. ie. Galaxy tab 7 inch vs. 10 inch.

I never said that their products are overpriced.

Oh so they could easily make this mini Ipad product overpriced, despite none of their other products being overpriced?

Well that makes much more sense.

Of course they could. It's their choice.

And Nintendo could give me all their money tomorrow. It's their choice.

_{please? I'd put it to good use I swear!}