iPad Mini Could Hurt PC Market, Predicts Analyst
"Price-sensitive" consumers will prolong tablet popularity and the iPad Mini will lead the way.
Not only will the iPad Mini make its mark on the tablet market, but the device could even hurt the PC market in doing so, an analyst has predicted.
J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz stressed that consumers aim for "feel good" products during difficult economic times, consequently giving the iPad Mini and other tablets the edge over PCs. He noted that consumers are expected to replace their smartphones and tablets two or three times before they purchase a new computer, leading to the average PC having a life cycle of between four and seven years.
"In our view, the iPad Mini stands to target price-sensitive users and the ereader crowd," Moskowitz said. "Given the global economic uncertainty, we think price-sensitive users could gravitate toward an iPad Mini instead of making a PC purchase."
"Our research indicates that the smaller size, absence of Retina display, and less storage capacity underpin the base model's potential price point of $249," he added.
Apple will release the iPad Mini at a much slower pace than the iPhone 5's launch strategy, Moskowitz predicted. The revised tablet is likely to release in North America, Europe, the Middle East and Africa during November and December, with the Asia-Pacific region due to receive the device mid-December.
Apple is rumored to be announcing the iPad Mini tomorrow, while a release in the US and Europe is reportedly set for November 2. Apple has apparently instilled enough confidence in the tablet by ordering 10 million units for the remaining months in 2012.

http://www.tomshardware.com/news/iPad-Mini-Survey-Interest-Consumers-TechBargains,18338.html
Personally, i don't see how the iPad mini will sell more than the iPad to significantly affect the PC market, especially when Steve Jobs distortion field is diminishing a year after his death (unless he is in a frozen capsule ready to be cloned).
Not really, they will (claim to) be "right" just because PC sale may decline or at least the growth become slower and they just take the credit to say ipad mini has stolen the sale from PC.
I mean the average office worker on a PC with Word, Excel and e-mail can do nothing to make the i3 or i5 CPU inside break a sweat.
Incidentally, how does Intel get away with the i3/i5/i7 naming. Does Apple not have the universal rights to anything 'i' ?
English language is died long time ago.
Yeah I know, screw Apple fanboys and iSheeps. My Galaxy S III is for some reason 100000x better than an iPhone because only sheeps buy stupid useless iPhone upgrades like iPhone 4 to 4S. Please, a real upgrade is a Galaxy S II to an S III. Stupid fanboys.
/sarcasm
Would hate to think how bad syncing a phone or tablet is on an outdated 7 year old pc and windows, Would it(pc) even detect that new device plugged into USB port. lol Does it even have a USB port o.O
I am taking the piss out of article but my point is if you are the type to go out and buy all the latest stuff regularly I am sure a new pc would also be on the list!
Flying cars will replace cars before 1980.
Antimatter will be the sole form of energy used in 2000s, when also interstellar space travels will become common.
And before the end of 2013 tablets will replace PCs, just before time travel will be feasible.
This sentense in itself discredits anything that follows. At no point in time after the 80s has an Apple product been the price sensitive choice, or a choice at all if price is of any object.