From CNET:
Steve Jobs’ slander of the 7-inch tablet was, in effect, a nice bait-and-switch. One problem: rivals didn’t take the bait. Too much ink (yeah, me too) has been wasted on Job’s proclamation against the viability of a 7-inch tablet (See Jobs’ October 2010 comments below).
But that was hardly an absolute repudiation of a smaller tablet. Jobs’ extemporaneous analysis of 7-inch tablets was merely a snapshot of what he was thinking on that day. Or maybe that month, at best — as internal Apple e-mails now show.
“Too much ink (yeah, me too) has been wasted on Job’s proclamation…”
And yet it continues.
Even though Apple is a greedy, self centered, douchebag of a company, he was right about 7″ tablets. It may get them in the hands of the cheapskates but they are worthless.