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With speculation pointing to not only a smaller iPad but a cheaper one too, will Apple try to crush rivals on price?
The New York Times chimed in today with a relatively tame report on the expected 7.85-inch iPad.
Nothing startlingly new was revealed -- and it follows a long line of reports including a recent CNET report.
But the Times report did state that smaller iPad "is likely to sell for significantly less than the latest $499 iPad."
Considering that a $399 iPad 2 already exists, would Apple venture below $399?
Here's one way to look at it. If Apple wants to dominate the tablet category and fend off (i.e., crush) rivals like the $199 Google Nexus 7, aggressive pricing is one way to do it.
And the so-callled iPad Mini does seem very likely at this point. Back on July 3, Richard Shim of NPD DisplaySearch, commenting on the display for the iPad, told CNET that "there's a business plan for it, there's a mass production target for it. And we know that it's for Apple."
