The response was to "I just don't get all these people going for the Mini that owned prior iPads and liked them a lot with no concern on size and weight and all of a sudden it is a BIG issue." which questioned why people who were previously happy with their devices were now drawn to a lighter an smaller version of the same. There is a long history of Apple releasing lighter version of existing prodcts which people bought once they realized they would like/use the thing more if it were easier to use.
It may be lighter and smaller than ALL iPads but surely it isn't the small quality of the 3rd or 4th gen. Is it in Apple's history to release lighter products compromising on the quality? We all know the main reason why the Mini was released.
In my opinion, a very very high percentage of andriod tablet owners don't go backwards with technology!!