iPad 5, iPad Mini 2 Release Date: New Tablets By Apple To Be Released With OS X Mavericks And Mac Pro On Oct. 22, Same Day As Launch Of First Windows Phablet

Apple’s iPad 5, iPad Mini 2 Release Date is set on October 22, Tuesday. According to Forbes.com this is the same release date of OS X Mavericks and the high-octane Mac Pro. This as well is the target date for Nokia, which is scheduled to release the 6-inch Lumia 1520 Windows Phone.

The move is seen as Apple piling on Microsoft, according to Forbes. An investor’s note released a few days ago by a Barclays analyst supports the speculations about Apple’s 13” iPad (approximately 12.9”), suggesting that the gadget priced at $600-800 could be a replacement for a laptop due. He also added that the Smart Cover could contain a built-in keyboard, trackpad as well as auxiliary battery through this super-sized iPads. The 64-bit architecture enables for more RAM running more memory-intensive applications, he says.

Microsoft is basically faced with a serious challenge considering the integration of this development and the decision of Apple to have its improved iWork suite given away with every iPad purchase. According to Steve Ballmer, departing CEO, it’s still working on a touch-optimized version of MS Office for the iPad, which actually is rumored to be the reason why he is leaving his position.

Although the original Surface tablet is referred by Apple CEO Tim Cook as “a car that flies and floats”, this move is supported with consistent logic. Considered as growth method for Apple for some years is the same speculation about iPhone 6 taking on the “phablets” of Samsung Galaxy. There is a new product introduced to replace and/or enhance it as there was an obvious leveling off of the S-curve of one product. Apple has been consistently using their cycle of strategy in having its users experience fleeting genuine products leaving customers to yearn for more after its release of the bigger, better, faster, thinner and shinier item.

While the possible target date for iPhone 6, which has a larger screen, is expected to be next year; the larger iPad will be launched to the market by Apple within a year and a half, according to Barclay’s Reitzes. Apple has also been pretty much consistent at being staggered on its approach. There however is a risk seen of this strategy, since the following generations come with more actual screen real estate, previous models can be distinguished from the iPhone 5S/5C that only comes with cosmetic changes, fussy fingerprint scanner and a faster chip.

In order for Apple to successfully continue its growth curve, own market share back from Samsung and have any encroachment by Nokia or Microsoft prevented, the need to stir clear from these bigger products is necessary. This just shows how much work is needed to make the iPad a true work tool.