Poll: Would You Buy an Apple iPad Mini? (Update 1)
(Updated to include comments from Samsung executive in the sixth paragraph).
NEW YORK (TheStreet) - The rumors of an iPad Mini won't die, despite Apple's (AAPL) previous assertion that 7-inch tablets were "dead on arrival."
Former CEO Steve Jobs' feelings on the 7-inch form factor are well documented. On a 2010 earnings call, Jobs said, "One naturally thinks that a 7-inch screen would offer 70 percent of the benefits of a 10-inch screen. Unfortunately, this is far from the truth. ... The reason we [won't] make a 7-inch tablet isn't because we don't want to hit [a lower] price point, it's because we think the screen is too small to express the software."
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Yet the rumors of a 7-inch iPad continue to swirl, this time DigiTimes suggesting Apple may launch a 7.85-inch iPad with a slim bezel display, which would allow the tech giant to increase the tablet's viewing area.
Amazon (AMZN) and Barnes & Noble (BKS) have demonstrated there is a market for 7-inch tablets, and a slim bezel display might allow Apple to assuage the concerns about a small screen. There has been chatter that a smaller iPad would likely cost between $249 and $299. Apple cut the price of the iPad 2 to $399 when they announced the new version of the tablet last week. Even Samsung believes Apple could make a smaller tablet. Speaking with The Korean Times, an anonymous executive from the South Korean company said Apple may expand its parts purchases from the company, due to a new iPad Mini. "The contract [with Samsung] is expected to rise to $11 billion by the end of this year as Apple is planning to release a smaller iPad, probably with a 7.85-inch screen, and to sell more of its MacBook Air PCs using Samsung's faster solid state drive (SSD) storage,'' the executive said. We want to know what you think. Would you buy a 7-inch iPad? Vote in our poll, and the results will be up Wednesday afternoon.Select the service that is right for you!
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