And a HDTV is an oversized SDTV am I right? Jeez when will people realize that they are targeting 2 different markets.I won't go out and buy an iPod Touch if I want an iPad and vice versa.

And of course they'll steal more than they currently have!!! What kind of a stupid statement is that? The Kindle fire based on Android came out and sold a lot solely on the fact that it was a cheap alternative to the iPad (It currently has 20-25% of the tablet market share which is more than the 5-10% the rest of the Android tablets together have)...

If Apple releases a cheaper iPad, it would be lights off for Kindle and any low priced Android devices. Again, I don't see Apple doing this, but if they did, it would overnight kill it's low priced competitor. You must remember.. The ONLY way Android is competing with Apple in the tablet market is through cheap Tablets... Take that advantage away and we have the tablet category being renamed as the iPad category like the iPod did in it's day.

Apple is starting to echo Nintendo with the DS.

Release iPhone: charge £600
Release iPad (big iPhone): Charge £600
Release iPad Mini (back to near original iPhone size again): Charge ANOTHER £600 for a "new" product.

I really liked my iPhone 3 and 4, but with the "S" iterations and re-release of iPads branded as new, i reckon i'll be going down the Android road!

The creativity clearly died along with the late Steve Jobs.

Strange evil

your comparison between HDTV and sdtv to garner a point is dumb.

You really gonna compare an sdtv to an HDTV to prove me wrong? An HDTV has a higher resolution, more colors (palettes), flat screen/backside, usually comes with USB ports, wi-fi, Internet, must I go on? An sdtv has, limited resolution, limited palettes, oval screen, huge back side, and maybe an s-cable and composite plugs? Nice analog. I love when people like you try to act like they know what they're talking about but in actuality don't.

You have to understand that apple already has an establish market, where people at least own one of their products therefor some do not upgrade. Doesn't matter if they release a cheap ipad its gonna take more to get their already established market to upgrade or to steal its competitors share. If i had a kindle, why would i want an ipad mini? Especially if i owned an itouch along with the kindle? Why would I need an iPad? Music? Tv? Video? Internet? Apps? Camera? Wi-fi? Sorry I have an iPod touch for all that. Or in my brothers case, a netbook that does way more and for the same price. Then add those to the equation that own both companies products. Not much stealing apple will do to kill android lol.

Btw, my brothers friend is a software engineer who has an iPod touch and isn't going to get an iPad anytime soon or sees any incentive into getting it over the stuff he already has. My brother wants a tablet but he wants a samsung or toshiba brand as he had nothing but good experience with those companies. Oh look at that an established market.

Is it wrong not to hate Apple now. There's a lot more Apple haters around here.

#1 apple hater on techspy before day 1.

there are too many apple fans more than there should be

there are just too many haters in general these days i mean everyone has preferences why should anyone care what other people choose to buy.

Are you being sarcastic? Because Android has the largest marketshare in the US and the world.

It has the largest market share because of cost and licensing though, not because of quality. having a crappy version of it on every sub $50 phone out there doesn't somehow make it the best.

I don't see the point of a smaller iPad, the current size is perfect.

^ that depends i think iOS is pretty crappy for an OS. i like Android, I can do more with my phone than what you can with an iOS. its ToS and platform protection. APPLE is super paranoid about it, whereas Android its pretty open for the most part.

And I thought I was a troll.

Ha ha, yeah, I just don't think they're anything special. Apple products are always over-priced, although I've got an iPad 2, and 3 iPhones in my household LOL.

ha ha Apple wont shatter so soon... until samsung

My iPod dropped 4 times hard and still running and no broken screen either. I do keep my electronics in good condition but you can't always prevent those falls.

Samsung will never fall as a company they are to big. Apple may dwarf Samsung when it comes to market value, but Samsung has industry in consumer electronics, shipbuilding, telecom, engineering and construction, financial services, chemicals, retail,heavy industries, entertainment, and medical services