摘要
In a rare case of it following, rather than leading, an industry trend, Apple Inc., the tablet pioneer, released theiPad mini in the latter part of October, venturing into an area that had once been derided by its visionary boss Steve Jobs as destined to be hopeless. "We told you earlier this year you would see some incredible innovation from Apple across the year. We think we kept our promise," Job's successor Tim Cooker said while taking the wraps off the ipad mini at an invitation-only launch event in San Jose's California Theatre.