I think that Capella made the point well regarding a woman's perspective on portability.
That said, a 7" tablet is very different than a 10" tablet. Despite some popular sentiment to the contrary, the iPad is not just a consumption device. It is just large enough to function well for 10 finger typing and other content input. It can function as a laptop replacement - not perfect, but it can. That is simply not the case for a smaller tablet.
I am not saying that there's no market for a 7" consumption-oriented tablet from Apple. I think that there is a huge market and that Apple absolutely should do it. But let's not talk about a 7" tablet and a 10" tablet as if they would fulfil the same functions.
When there's an eel in the lake that's as long as a snake that's a moray.
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