iPad Mini, Launch and Debates

iPad mini was launched and even though there were many expectations, the most important thing that we might say about it is that it is nothing more than a bigger iPhone that you can’t talk about. There are so many similarities between this iPad and an iPhone that it feels like it misses something. Some might say that it is no use to have this iPad at all, as long as you have the latest version of the iPhone, iPhone 5.

Jimmy Kimmel talked about the iPad and they even made a very interesting promo, where they showed, in a very humorous way, how most of the products from Apple are bigger or smaller versions of the initial iPod and people are so just so happy to purchase them. The fact that after the Superstorm Sandy that affected millions of Americans, there are hundreds of people that are staying in line in New York to buy this product; They have this kind of time, which instead of volunteering they choose to do this instead. It is just a matter of solidity.

The capabilities of iPad mini are very clear and very obvious. But probably Apple made a very big mistake by launching this product. The first and most important aspect is that Steve Jobs was very clear that he does not want this kind of product launched by Apple. He used to mock the same tablets of 7 inches that was released by Samsung and later by other producers. The fact that Apple has chosen to neglect this aspect and launch it anyway, shows disrespect towards Steve Jobs' stance. And it becomes clear why he was very specific about this aspect: there will not be a very clear delimitation between the products, which will make their consumers become confused and begin to choose between their own products. Not to mention that the difference is even smaller than in the past, because the iPhone 5 becomes bigger while the iPad product becomes significantly smaller. This means  for the first time in Apple's history, since the release of the first iPod, Apple fans are no longer interested to have all of the new Apple products because it is useless. They can either purchase iPhone 5 or iPad mini, or iPhone 5 and iPad, but there is no use to have all iPad, iPad mini and iPhone 5 because they are all essentially the same. 

Source: Cnet.com
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