All I Want For Christmas Is An iPad Mini

Just in time for the holiday season.  That just might be some of the rational for the launch of the iPad Mini.  With a scheduled announcement date of Tuesday, October 23, iPad Minis may be on the shelf and ready for purchase for all those good little boys and girls.  Good news for consumers looking for something special to stuff in the stockings.  Of course there may be another reason Apple is announcing the launch of the Mini on October 23.  "It also happens to be just three days prior to the street date for Microsoft’s new Surface tablet and two days before Apple reports earnings for its latest quarter."  A great way to diffuse Microsoft's announcement; maybe too, to offset a not so spectacular quarter for Apple.