After the disappointment over not including the iPad Mini during the last Keynote address of Apple in September, which launched the iPhone 5, people are still anticipating when it will finally be launched.  There are a lot of rumors as to what the final product would look like, what it would have, what the specs would be and its price.  Until today, Apple has remained secretive about this supposed product that they will be launching that no one knows anything about.  Everything remains to be rumors and speculations. 

Even those stores that sell Kindle Fire are sure to say that if the company based in Cupertino does release this product, it will be a big threat to the existing leaders in the 7-inch tablet PC market, the Kindle Fire and Google Nexus 7

Apple is already an established brand when it comes to innovating products.  Under Steve Jobs’ leadership, the company changed the way we do computing.  The tablet PC would not have become a mainstream device if not for the introduction of the iPad.  Smartphones became a popular gadget because of their iPhone. Even simple music players have become hip because of the introduction of the iPod. 

It is not surprising to say that when the company, even under Tim Cook, releases a product, they are sure to launch hits not just among their loyal followers but also other people who end up converting from skeptics to proud iDevice owners. You can ask those who sell Galaxy Tab 4G 10.1 32GB and they will tell you that Apple has a magic in their products which makes people want to have it even if it is not yet available.

Even now, though the iPad Mini is yet to be released, it has already been creating a steady buzz in the tablet PC industry.  Amazon and Google, current lords of the 7-inch tablet market, are doing everything to hold on to their share of the market since the release of their own gadgets, the Kindle Fire and the Google Nexus 7.  Releasing the products before the iPad Mini comes to the market has given them at least a year’s head start in the race to get more sales.



The thing about the iPad Mini is that it will definitely challenge the position of the Amazon and Google gadgets, without a doubt. The impact of the Mini will definitely be felt, although how big its impact will be is still up for debate. But the iPad brand alone will definitely bring it millions of ready buyers, and it will be thrilling to watch how much it will eat from Amazon and Google’s slice of the 7-inch tablet cake.

However, you can talk to those who sell Kindle DX 3G and they will tell you that the iPad Mini does pose a threat to these two leading 7-inch tablets today.  For sure, when the iPad Mini does come out, it will zoom to the top of the charts and topple the two off.




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