Mini iPad: The Good, The Bad, and The Rumors

Rumors of a mini iPad from Apple are circulating the Internet nowadays and it seems like the news and rumors for the mini iPad would not go away anytime soon.

There is a mixed response regarding the emergence of a mini iPad. Some of the response for this was positive while some are negative. There are also people who are holding judgment until the official confirmation of Apple for a mini iPad.

The Good

Some experts believe that the release of a mini iPad would be a good thing for Apple. On the other hand, this is not good news for tablet competitors since it will be a big threat in the tablet market. Shaw Wu, an analyst for Sterne Agee also supported this sentiment stating that "The introduction of a smaller iPad would be the competition's worst nightmare" and would help Apple make it more difficult for others to gain traction in the tablet market". One of the tablets that could suffer from a mini iPad could be Amazon's Kindle Fire. Amazon's Kindle Fire was able to make a mark in the tablet market due to their low selling price of only US$199 and also for its wide selection of content.

There are also analysts stating that the new iPad would have a great effect in the Asian market since Asian customers have already utilized their iPad as a newspaper replacement.

The Bad

There are also people who are not convinced about the positive effects of a mini iPad since the facts regarding this are not in accordance with one another. One of which is Adrian Kingsley-Hughes from ZDNet. Here is an excerpt from his article:

"It just doesn't make sense that Apple would release a mini iPad, a device that could potentially cannibalize sales of the more expensive models, at such a poor margins. A mini iPad might make sense if iPad sales were flagging, but there's nothing to suggest that Apple is having a problem selling full-sized (and high-margin) iPads."

The Rumored "Facts"

Here is a summary of the rumors regarding Apple's mini iPad: