Apple Orders 10 Million iPad Minis Produced in the Fourth Quarter?

Apple has placed orders for 10 million iPad minis to be manufactured in the fourth quarter, reports the WSJ.

Some component suppliers to Apple in Asia say they have received orders to make more than 10 million units of the smaller tablets in the fourth quarter. That is roughly double the order that were placed for Amazon's Kindle Fire tablets in the same quarter, these suppliers say.

The figure indicates that Apple believes demand for the product will be strong, despite stiff competition in the market.


Apple is widely expected to announced a smaller iPad this month with event invitations rumored to be sent out on October 10th.

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