iPad inside, but what was going on outside?

This was hilarious! With all the negative press about the iPad, it was great to see an irreverent but FUNNY look at an Apple product release. It was also good to see the big names in IT/Apple journalism interviewed here: Leo Laporte, Andy Ihnatko, Patrick Norton, and yes, Joshua Topolsky.

I'm going to be first in line to buy an iPad, but it's good to have a sense of humor about this stuff.

You would think that they would allow one of the board member's other companies press access to the sacred event.

Sheesh. Al Gore is the Chairman of Current TV.

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Is it really too much to ask that TUAW of all places start using Mobilesafari compatible video? Especially on the 'iPhone' version of the page???

An open letter for Steve Jobs

Regarding your “ magical device”

I've always lean towards apple products, because the rest of the market was always doing what made more sense financially versus what the costumer actually wanted... And in that tiny sentences lays the ipad mistake, see it makes more sense profit-wise keeping the ipad's browser without flash capabilities, so they don't hulu the movies Apple wants them to buy on Itunes, or don't play those little games that are flash-based and instead buy some apps, I know that, and I can see your point, But it's that what the costumers want? That seems to never have crossed your mind, and that worries me because, I see more and more microsoft behavior on Apple.

The reason for this letter is this clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0edf8xyTjw in which you really struggle to defend the Ipad's core functionality to Walt Mossberg and it really made me feel bad for you, I know that you have been working on these device for several years, but I think that deep down you do know that Is Not as good as the original iphone was back in 2007, because back then there wasn't a smartphone on the market with those capabilities, It was un-like anything we've seen before, and I remember the crowd going wild as you sent an email while holding a call with Phil on it, that was huge, that was history In the making, now back to the Ipad is it really the only device of it's nature? Why should we just get an Hp Slate with Win 7 which is a fully working pc, with multitasking capabilities and everything else, or Acer's tablet whatever it's name is...

And it all goes back to my point it makes more sense financially speaking to ship the tablet with Iphone OS, when what the costumer really wanted was a stripped version or Snow Leopard, it was easier to just adjust iphone os, but it wasn't what we wanted it, it's so clear...

Some people might complaint that apple fans didn't praise the Ipad because it doesn't cure cancer, they are trying to say that we expected unrealistic features on the ipad, not at all, we just wanted multitasking EVEN for the core apps, we just wanted flash for god's sakes this 2010.

And we also disagree with your new way of introducing a product without some features (camera on ipad-ipod touch) when they have support on their os for it, and some of then even on the hardware, making it clear, for a second revised model would get those features and if the trend continuous also cheaper than the original device.

Apple please just get back to “Thinking Different”

Now I understand your quote from years ago when you said “We don't know how to make a $500 computer that's not a piece of crap” THE IPAD IS $499

One final thing please amend those issues in the upcoming Iphone 4.0.

Luis Pichardo Longo.
Luispichardo.longo@gmail.com

What kind of editor even let that leave the cutting room floor (basement)? I hope I never hear about his half-erect penis again.

About as boring and sophomoric as Current TV usually is. Which is why I removed their listing from the Guide on my DVR.

They aren't worth the space.

I was presented with a Windows 7 commercial before the video. That's just plain wrong.

Umm... Leo Laporte was looking at what now?