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To: slacker711 who wrote (137047)	7/4/2012 11:00:25 AM
From: iggyl	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213173

Apart from pricing Google has set a low target for Apple on a mini-iPad. No cellular, no rear facing camera, limited storage. Apple can come out with a low priced base model and still preserve overall ASPs with higher priced models with more storage and cellular.

To: slacker711 who wrote (137047)	7/4/2012 11:39:13 AM
From: yofal	1 Recommendation Respond to of 213173

I consider this an incredibly positive move. As long as it isn't a "blink" on Apple's part. Perhaps we'll get some answers to what I was wondering a short while ago… Message 28231784

To: slacker711 who wrote (137047)	7/4/2012 12:30:29 PM
From: Sr K	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213173

That is not "Apple .. confirming". At most it is about "preparing for mass production in September of a tablet computer". WSJ: ASIA TECHNOLOGY \| July 4, 2012, 9:01 a.m. ET Launch Appears Near for Smaller Apple Tablet By LORRAINE LUK Apple Inc.'s component suppliers in Asia are preparing for mass production in September of a tablet computer with a smaller screen than the iPad, people familiar with the situation said, suggesting a launch for the device is near. Two of the people said that the tablet's screen will likely be smaller than eight inches. The iPad's screen measures 9.7 inches, unchanged since the first model was released in 2010. Officials at the component suppliers, who declined to be named, said this week that Apple has told them to prepare for mass production of the smaller tablet. The Wall Street Journal reported in February that Apple was testing such a device but hadn't yet decided whether to proceed with production. One person said the screen makers Apple is working with include LG Display Co. of South Korea and Taiwan-based AU Optronics Co.

To: slacker711 who wrote (137047)	7/4/2012 2:09:52 PM
From: SiouxPal	Respond to of 213173

'I consider this an incredibly positive move.' Agree 100%. I'd hate competing with Apple...ever.

To: slacker711 who wrote (137047)	7/4/2012 2:33:31 PM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 213173

All I can say is that if Apple releases a 7" iPad, I hope there's something compelling about it, and that they've managed to deal with the issues Steve Jobs identified. I hope they're not just going to present a shrunken version of apps that have been designed to use a 10" screen, because I think that would suck. To be honest, the move worries me a little bit. I don't want to see Apple creating products for the sole purpose of responding to competitive threats. I'm hoping my worries are unjustified. I realize that there is room for innovation in the 7" tablet area, and that, as someone pointed out here a few days ago, the evolution of the tablet form is not already over. So when I say I'm worried a little bit, I really mean that it's only a little bit. Supporters of this idea may well be right, and I will be happy to have my fears proved groundless. And I'll bet Google and Amazon are a lot more worried. They should be.