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1. iphonerulez

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   01/24, 09:56pm | report spam | close reply

   Well, if Jobs is excited...

   then I'm excited. Vision and genius is hard combo to beat. Let's hope he can excite the average consumer. Maybe the tech-heads doubt the tablet can be a success, but I'm certain consumers are waiting for such a device to change the way they view media.

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1. Eriamjh

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   01/24, 10:19pm | report spam | close reply

   Boom?

   It should be the most superlative announcement ever!

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1. Bobfozz

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   01/24, 10:47pm | report spam | close reply

   tech heads

   Most tech heads seem to get involved after the consumer has determined it's a success. The consumers outnumber the tech people. There are, however, visionary tech heads too and they will tech what they get and make it do things Apple had given less thought to. The combination of visionaries from both sides can produce great things in terms of amazing software and hardware adjustments.
   
   For all I know (nothing), Apple might produce tablets (if indeed they produce tablets) in two sizes. Let's hope it is a winner as it will fuel more innovation something many corps. have little of and I am not just picking on PC manufacturers... but many corporations.

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1. Okonomiyaki

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   01/24, 11:25pm | report spam | close reply

   Visionary!

   I'm sure it will be such a revolution that we will redesign our cities around it! I kid, I kid.

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1. thebiggfrogg

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   01/24, 11:33pm | report spam | close reply

   Okonomiyaki

   you are delicious!
   
   Can't wait to see this thing. Can you imagine what would happen to Apple stock if all this Apple tablet stuff ended up to be rumor?

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1. slapppy

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   01/25, 12:30am | report spam | close reply

   It is a rumor

   To this date its a rumor. No facts. Nada. So don't get to excited over a rumor boys & girls.

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1. Jonathan-Tanya

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   01/25, 01:02am | report spam | close reply

   just a rumor

   it's just a new rumor no need to pre-order one on Wednesday.
   
   Just sit back and let me get first in line...I sure hope we can pre-order on Wednesday, I can't wait!

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1. chas_m

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   01/25, 02:37am | report spam | close reply

   Hello??

   This is the work of someone trying to run up the stock, not a legitimate report. Even if its based on a genuine comment (and I find it hard to imagine Steve would be so loose-lipped after ALL THESE YEARS of keeping secrets), the leak is serving an agenda.
   
   Don't be a sucker. Whatever it is, whatever it will do, we'll all find out in less than 72 hours.

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1. climacs

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   @chas_m

   why on Earth would Jobs make such comments merely to run up the stock? To what end? AAPL has soared on their consistently better-than-expected results. Jobs has not sold a single share of AAPL since he returned to run the company 10 years ago, if memory serves correctly.
   
   Think about it; the tablet is an extension of what Apple created with the iPhone. It's potentially a re-invention of the computer. A computer that you can't use to pirate music or install pirated apps, or at least not without great difficulty. So those who sell music, video and applications LOVE it, and the people who buy it will presumably love it too and they won't ever feel like they are being presumed guilty of piracy, which has been the approach used by RIAA and Microsoft (to name just two) until now. The tablet also presumably loses the physical keyboard, which is another great advance in computing. Imagine a netbook which is very compact, powerful, and can be online wherever you go so long as 3G is available.
   
   I don't think it's mere hype; besides, look at Apple's recent track record. iPod, iTMS, iPhone. Would you really bet against this company?

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1. thomastwo

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   01/25, 10:57am | report spam | close reply

   Puzzled

   I'm not seeing the value in this tablet concept. For go-everywhere computing I have a mobile. For powerful computing I have a laptop. If you combine these in one device you end up worse off in both areas. Too big for a pocket, too compact to be powerful. Of course I expect to be schooled by Steve in a couple of days.

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1. testudo

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   Hyperbole

   I'm sorry, but this thing would have to bring us an incredible revolutionary idea of computing to be even close to what Jobs claimed.
   
   Maybe he forgot what he started, but Steve did bring us the graphical user interface, which, in no small terms, allowed computing to step out of the geek closet and actually become something that anyone could use.
   
   And, remember what was said of Woz when he made some comments about Droid. These guys always love the current thing their working on most.

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1. testudo

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   01/25, 11:17am | report spam | close reply

   And...

   Also keep in mind Jobs is a marketer/sales guy most of all. What would you expect him to say? "The tablet? Sure, we've spent a lot of time/money on it, but it isn't that big a deal. I mean, it's no inventing the GUI. Or turning the cell phone industry on its ear. I mean, it's just a way to read books..."

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1. eclux

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   leaky logic

   When excellent sales performance still does not meet financial analysts' inflated projections, stock prices crash. So it would be counterproductive to encourage -- or not to discourage -- rumors of brilliant new products. If there was not something huge coming this week, Apple would be doing their hardest to dispel the rampant rumors. Therefore I conclude the rumors must be true and the leaks are all very carefully calculated.

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1. eclux

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   01/25, 12:45pm | report spam | close reply

   historical note

   Interesting to recall that the first thing Jobs did on his return to Apple was to kill the Newton, which he saw as a valueless distraction. How times -- and companies' fortunes -- change.

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1. lamewing

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   @Puzzled

   I have to agree. If this thing actually ran a full version of OSX (and bootcamp/Win7)I would be all over it. An Apple tablet with those features (and stylus support for both OSes) would meet my needs perfectly...but alas, this just looks like a large iPhone. Meh.

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1. bob123

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   01/25, 02:17pm | report spam | close reply

   Blu-Ray Player

   I read that the Blu-Ray Player for mac is going to be announced on Wednesday is that true/

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1. BlueMeanie71

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   01/25, 02:30pm | report spam | close reply

   Summary of previous rumours

   Hearsay, Your Honour!

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1. testudo

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   Re: Blu-ray

   No! Apple has deemed Blu-Ray dead, for no other reason than it would distract people from buying video from their on-line store. Apple likes the continual revenue stream, not the 'buy once and get back to us in three years' life of computers and other hardware.

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1. medelegant

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   01/25, 03:39pm | report spam | close reply

   It isn't a phone - it isn't a laptop

   It is a completely new class of device that crosses over between the two and indeed will exceed both.
   
   It runs Mac OS X - as does the iPhone.
   
   It will have storage, RAM and battery power to last a full day - at least.
   
   Because Apple hasn't publicly denied or confirmed anything, I suspect that this new product will be so compelling that it will indeed live up to (and within a few months exceed) the hype surrounding it's launch.
   
   I believe it will be a game changer and a thing of such great beauty and elegance that virtually everyone will lust for it.