What poloponies said.
SJ has said lots of things and then done a complete u-turn later. Immature types call it lying, but as its business related I call it marketing and an ability to adapt.
Wouldn't personally be that interested in a 7" iPad, but I don't fall into the trap that so, so many fall into, that everything is all about ME! If a market grows for such sized devices, it's only natural an iPad equivalent may appear in a few years.
Main personal beef with 7 or 8" is that it's too big for pockets, forcing use of a bag, in which case I'd rather go large. The Galaxy Note has stirred my interest, at 5.3" it's pretty much at the limit of still being pocketable, while offering high res/high ppi. Very niche methinks, but a niche I'd like to subscribe too...hence why I'm expecting delivery of a Note later this week
Im partly motivated by the knowledge we’ll most likely never see an Apple phone even approach this size - waaaay too niche for Apple and I can totally understand others reservations - but I would love a phone that big. Keeping hold of my iPhone 4 as backup though and deffo keeping my beloved iPad 2, big fan of ios5.