[comeonnow]

I for one was hoping for an upgrade to this range in particular, and the fleeting mention in the stream was a bit shocking.

I have the 1st Gen mini, and didn't see enough to upgrade to the retina, and was hoping for a chip upgrade and camera upgrade, but alas nothing.

I almost feel as if there are 2 outcomes here; 1) the mini gets an update in March-ish and has some kind of A8Y chip especially for the mini, or 2) that is the last update we ever see for the mini

[afx2in]

why would that be the last update ever for the mini?

[comeonnow]

There wasn't a real update other than the TouchID, why would they update the iPad Air but not the Mini, in terms of chips and cameras?

[umsm]

When apple updates their products, they won't upgrade every-single-item-they-sell. They may refresh the item, but a robust upgrade may come next year.

The mini has proven to be wildly popular, so they will certainly upgrade it next year.

IMO, the mini 2 is already pretty awesome, I can't see any reason for stuffing it with a faster processor when that wasn't a bottleneck for most people