7-inch Apple tablet "definitely" coming in January?
updated 11:30 am EST, Wed December 23, 2009
Claimed reliable source says small tablet due
Apple's heavily rumored tablet could come in a smaller size if a rumor today proves true. Referring to a source who has been "amazingly accurate" with previous Apple rumors, BGR supports notions of a January Apple event but says that the launch is "100%" likely to include a 7-inch tablet. Whether this would be in place of or in addition to the more commonly rumored 10-inch tablet isn't known by the tipster.
Some of the earliest rumors, dating back as far as 2007, had pointed to a 7-inch device but had grown silent as talk increased of a larger version. A smaller size would more clearly separate the line from MacBooks and lower the price, though it may hurt perceptions of the hardware as an alternative to a netbook. Most rumors touching on the software side have implied it would use a variant of the iPhone OS instead of Mac OS X.
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netbook alternative?
Ha Ha. There's absolutely 0% chance this will be a legit netbook alternative. Netbooks sell because they're cheap cheap cheap. The midline iPod Touch costs the same as the typical netbook, with some netbooks coming in for even less nowadays. There's absolutely no way Apple will compete on price.