Let me add something to this post before today’s iPhone event: if Apple does announce a 17 mini, I will fight the pre-order crowd to get it on day one, and if my new 13 mini case doesn’t fit it, I will buy a new Carved case too. I buy the mini for the size, not the price. Put it on the same 3-4 year cycle as the iPad mini, and let me pay you money every 3-4 years.