Rumour Claims Apple Building 12-inch LCD for Larger iPad with OEM Quanta

12.9-inch iPad mockup vs iPad vs iPad mini (via MacRumors)
A fresh rumoured has surfaced claiming Apple is working with one of its suppliers Quanta to build a 12-inch LCD for a larger iPad, reports United Daily News (via Macotakara), with the loose Google Translation below:
Market also reported in the supply chain to win new Apple product orders under Quanta also have the opportunity to grab iPad related OEM orders, even rumored Apple is developing a 12-inch iPad, Quanta also involved.
UDN also claims Apple is expected to refresh its MacBook Pro lineup in October. Taiwan-based Quanta, the world’s largest manufacturer of notebooks in the world and an Apple supplier, is apparently looking to diversify to offset the decline of notebook sales.
Rumours of a larger 12.9-inch iPad first surfaced in May dubbed the ‘maxi’, with the WSJ later confirming in July Apple was asking its suppliers for larger iPad prototypes up to 13-inches.
Would you ever consider a 12-inch or larger iPad?
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I’m considering passing my iPad 3 down to get a mini so for a short answer: hell no!
Yes! The mini and nexus 7 was just too small for me… And after using the retina display for years, looking at the mini made me sick
“…the world’s largest manufacturer of notebooks in the world…” The editor also works for the department of redundancy department.
the maxi ipad
okay
I see what you did there…