iPad 3

[Dangelus]

No need to apart from snatching that 7" market. Some people just think 10" is too big but might go for a 7" iOS device.

I don't see a problem with the "experience", afterall we have the iPhone with is a similar device to the iPad on a much smaller screen but the experience is similar. There are feature differences between models of iPhones and even between iPad 1 & 2.

They could definately pull off a fantastic 7" experience IMHO.

[Bryancd]

There is no 7" market, there is simply a cheaper market.

[Dangelus]

There is no 7" market, there is simply a cheaper market.

Come on Bryan there are people out there who want a 7" device it's not just price.

[Bryancd]

There is no 7" market, there is simply a cheaper market.

Come on Bryan there are people out there who want a 7" device it's not just price.

Oh, I have no doubt. There are likely infinite variations that people would like but that does not a serviceable market make. The iPad was designed to fill a specific area of portable technology and the screen size is a major part of that. Apple feels strongly that they have designed the product with the appropriate display size and I tend to agree. By trying to flood the market with iPads with variations like screen size, they are diluting the entire point of the product in the first place. For web browsing, media watching, and games the 9" form factor is ideal.

[Dangelus]

Personally I wouldn't mind a 7" iPad. I don't take mine out because I think it's too big to be 100% portable but I would take the 7".

I wouldn't have one instead of the 10" but I would have it as a secondary device.

[Bryancd]

We take ours with us traveling but for day to day we use the iPhone for ultra portability. The iPad is our lounging around the house go to media device.

[Dangelus]

We take ours with us traveling but for day to day we use the iPhone for ultra portability. The iPad is our lounging around the house go to media device.

Yep same here. If I went away somewhere I'd take it but I wouldn't use it in the street.

You may be right, they may not go there but I can't help but think of the Mac Mini. A keenly priced Apple computer that was designed basically to attract Windows users over to Mac and it has become a very popular product.

[Jobydrone]

I take my iPad with me everywhere, I've started taking a backpack with me wherever I go and store it there.  Among other things it helps me feel a little like a college student again.

[Rico]

After seeing my son using the Amazon Kindle Fire we got him for Christmas I can can see the appeal and use for a 7 inch size computing device.  This isn't a market that has to be "one size fits all."

[Bryancd]

We take ours with us traveling but for day to day we use the iPhone for ultra portability. The iPad is our lounging around the house go to media device.

Yep same here. If I went away somewhere I'd take it but I wouldn't use it in the street.

You may be right, they may not go there but I can't help but think of the Mac Mini. A keenly priced Apple computer that was designed basically to attract Windows users over to Mac and it has become a very popular product.

Right, the MacMini was a Trojan horse. :) It's found a new life as a super high powered version of Apple TV for a lot of people. They hook it up to their home plasma/LCD TV's and have all the streaming content and a web browser. It's a great solution but $ for the HDMi models.

[Bryancd]

This isn't a market that has to be "one size fits all."

No, you're right, but my point is it won't be for Apple. They will stick to their form size and higher price point. Again, they feel strongly the 9" screen best delivers their content and experience, especially for the Ap developers, and it's really the Ap Store and great content that will continue to make iPad the dominant pad in the market.

[KingIsaacLinksr]

After seeing my son using the Amazon Kindle Fire we got him for Christmas I can can see the appeal and use for a 7 inch size computing device.  This isn't a market that has to be "one size fits all."

That is where Droid will come in then.

King

[Bryancd]

After seeing my son using the Amazon Kindle Fire we got him for Christmas I can can see the appeal and use for a 7 inch size computing device.  This isn't a market that has to be "one size fits all."

That is where Droid will come in then.

King

I don't know about that. I think the larger screen market will offer the most bang for the visual buck IF they can bring a tablet to market a lower price point then Apple AND deliver on what Apple can with the Ap store. It's a big ask.

[X]

I don't know what's going on, but either way, it doesn't really matter. If Apple never puts out a 7in, there will be more than enough Apple fans standing in line for the next 9 in version every other year.

If by some miracle, they do put out a 7 in, there will be more than a few apple fans, trading in their 9 in for seven inch and finding a way to ignore Jobs' refusal and give him credit for the 7 in revolution.

I've looked around and Apple has pretty much become a religion onto itself in some place. If you have the faith, you can justify the atrocities and failures. If you don't have the faith, your wayward opinion, no matter how based in fact, doesn't matter.

[Bryancd]

Chris, even for you that was some wild hyperbole! ;)