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McGraw-Hill CEO: "The tablet is going to be just really terrific"
He also says that they've got 95% of their materials up and ready to run as e-books, and it's not a stretch to think that Apple has made similar deals with other major publishers as well. This still isn't official confirmation of the tablet (remember, it's not real until Jobs is actually holding it on stage), but man, we're about as close as we can get at this point. Watch the whole video after the break, with the Apple stuff starting around the 2:50 mark.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Josh said 5:22PM on 1-26-2010
I guess non-disclosure agreements don't mean much these days.
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tigres said 5:24PM on 1-26-2010
Ohhhh...
His ass is in a ringer.
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Joachim Bean said 5:27PM on 1-26-2010
Don't think that's how Apple wanted us to hear about the tablet.
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frank.lowney said 6:53PM on 1-26-2010
The newsperson conducting the interview says she likes to smell her text books. What was that comment intended to mean to the audience?
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Dab said 5:30PM on 1-26-2010
I'm surprised we didn't watch McGraw-Hill's stock plummet that very minute.
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Robert said 5:46PM on 1-26-2010
Controlled leak. Apple knows how to build hype better than any company.
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andrew.lashinsky said 5:39PM on 1-26-2010
Well Steve must be in a rage right now
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Chris Aubeck said 5:39PM on 1-26-2010
It would be cool if apps are transferable too.
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MC SE7EN said 5:43PM on 1-26-2010
Watch Steve NOT announce it tomorrow, save it for later, cut McGraw-Hill out of the deal, announce it in a few months and then see if anyone slips and reveals anymore Apple secrets.
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doblezeta said 5:46PM on 1-26-2010
I don't think Steve treats this one as a secret anymore. C'mon, even they were giddy at the earnings conference call. This is the biggest non-secret of the day. :)
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Eric said 5:47PM on 1-26-2010
A controlled leak by Apple?
Here is something EXTREMELY INTERESTING to me... This was first mentioned by someone on the macrumors forums:
The interviewer starts to ask her tablet question at about 2:50 in the video. BUT the text headline to the bottom of the screen mentions that the CEO confirms Apple Tablet existence at 2:42, BEFORE he actually says anything about the Tablet.
So two options here: 1) the video and headlines were recorded (I suppose more likely) or 2) someone knew what was the CEO was about to say...
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Drake said 6:19PM on 1-26-2010
OH CRAP! I just rewatched it and YOU'RE RIGHT! That's crazy! I think they knew something to an extent because she goes "All right, before we go- Apple." Very interesting find though. Can't wait.
Kyle said 11:10AM on 1-27-2010
Or the real answer they were replaying the video as they have been all night.
Drakhul said 5:48PM on 1-26-2010
I bet he wishes he had not gone there...
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Noah said 6:01PM on 1-26-2010
I like the smell of you on my textbooks.
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Brian said 7:23PM on 1-26-2010
Sounds like it's just a large iPod touch that can't fit in your pocket. Kind of a let down so far, I was hoping for a real tablet computer that could run Windows 7. I'll stick with my iPhone for now.
Stefen said 6:11PM on 1-26-2010
anyone notice he kept calling it the tabloid?
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Drake said 6:14PM on 1-26-2010
Well, good thing we didn't need the McGraw-Hill CEO. He'll be dead tomorrow. Strangled by Apple headphones. We'll mourn briefly but then the tablet will be out and everyone will forget about it.
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Stephen said 6:51PM on 1-26-2010
How could I watch this video on my iPhone
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Rob said 7:32PM on 1-26-2010
Either this is a controlled leak, or McGraw has made a very expensive mistake. Just ask Samsung and ATI how the latter can play out. If there's any mention at all of the McGraw-Hill during the event, it was a leak. If the company isn't mentioned, it'll be interesting to see how the situation plays out.
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