Apple is facing an impossible headwind in the press right now. As John Moltz points out, facts don’t even matter right now. The best thing they can do as a company is continue to make great products.
Hat tip to Daring Fireball
Apple will hold an event on October 23rd according to Jim Dalrymple at The Loop. With additional rumors of a revised iPad, Mac Mini, iMac, 13" Retina MacBook Pro and further information about iBooks, it's shaping up to be a very busy fall for Apple.
This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone paying attention to Apple and the final chart in this analysis by Horace Dediu. Apple is going to be building a lot of stuff.
Mac Rumors has posted a couple photos of what looks to be the battery for the soon to be released smaller Apple iPad. Check them out for yourself. It's safe to say the display this battery will be powering won't be a Retina display. This makes sense to keep the cost and the weight of the device down as much as possible. Anyone disappointed by this decision can wait to buy for a year or two.
The Next Web is reporting Apple's event expected to launch the smaller iPad will also focus on iBooks and education. This couldn't make more sense.
The rate of iPad adoption into education is unprecedented. The knock against the iPad as a textbook replacement has been the price and size of the iPad for younger students. The smaller iPad will significantly lower the entry price and the size and weight of the device should be perfect for younger hands.
I think the adoption rate is set for an explosion very soon.
Rene Ritchie dives in deep to talk about the potential options for the much rumored iPad Mini UI over at iMore. I think I lean towards Apple scaling down the iPad interface as the most likely, and best option. I retain the right to change my mind.