iPad Mini: maybe on October 23?

After rumors about the launch of iPad Mini on October 17 turned out to be false, another rumor thrown into the air: Event on October 23
 Is Apple still stands to reveal a smaller version of the tablet than the iPad in October? Spate of rumors that talked about the possible launch on 17 October and sending invitations on October 10 turned out to be true, but the technology blog All Things D of the Wall Street Journal reported that Apple still planning to reveal the iPad Mini (even the name is a rumor , remember), and this exposure will occur on October 23.
In All Things D can not say where the launch occurs, and when the device is expected to reach the market, but the new rumor has some unusual features of Apple's launch. First, it points to date blog - considered, it must be said, one of the most reliable network - is Tuesday, not Wednesday as is Apple. Second, a date which is only three days before the launch of Windows 8 operating system and the tablet Microsoft's Surface. In the past, Apple did not want to share news cycles and the spotlight with its competitors, especially if you believe that Microsoft will invest a billion dollars in marketing the operating system and its ancillary products - Rumor also increased in recent days.
Assessment of All Things D is Apple not edit big event, but would prefer to do a small event with a few journalists, like precisely what Microsoft did when it launched the Surface. A possible reason for this is that Apple has organized a massive event, just a month ago, and few are able to raise the odds that another major production.
Conversely, at Cnet reported, based on the Chinese Digitimes (not too reliable, it must be said) that Apple can not keep up with the production of the new device, which may delay the launch until after October