The iPad mini has long had a rather odd position in the model lineup, but things got weirder still with the new iPad mini launched today.
The smallest iPad in the line-up originally had to try to satisfy the needs of two very different types of customers. There were those who bought it because it was, at the time, the cheapest iPad. In particular, the combination of relatively low-cost and diminutive size made it a popular choice for kids.
But there were also those for whom it was never about price …
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