iPad will lack some standard iPhone apps at launch

Uh, Okay. In the first place: I hate speculation (remember when the the iSlate was gonna have two dock connectors? Yeah, it sounded stupid then too).

Second: These "missing" apps are the ones people asked Apple to take off the iPhone the most. They are the quickest to be replaced by third-parties, the least used, and the least "pretty." Not to mention the least useful for making money (which, I'm pretty sure Apple likes money).

I personally dislike having the "videos" and "iPod" combined on the iPhone, but since this ISN'T the iPhone, I guess it makes sense to be different.

One key point I would like to make: Apple wasn't trying to replace the traditional laptop form factor. So it doesn't have all the fancy dashboard and widgets. So what?

PS If that 'blank' button on the iPad keyboard has a use by release I will be very surprised. I, for one, have never used the F5 or F6 buttons on my keyboard, let alone F13-F19.

SPAM ALERT!!

Yeah, cause we all know Apple is gonna provide us with a link to Bing.

The calendar app features at 1:27 in the original iPad video on the Apple website. Surely it must be on the device as standard?

I hope that they are working on a version of Graphing Calculator. http://www.nucalc.com/Story/

Beware: the final 5 are cylons. All of 'em!

I just wanted to note that, having just gone through every page of iPad information on the Apple web site, there is no list of applications that will be included on the iPad. The only thing even remotely close is the Gallery, which shows screen shots of the apps we've already seen, and if rumor is to be believed, at least one of those, iBooks, will NOT be pre-installed, but will have to be downloaded from the app store.

There is absolutely no evidence to suggest that the headline "iPad will lack some standard iPhone apps at launch" is anything other than pure speculation. Replace the word "will" with the word "may" and you could have something resembling an accurate statement.

This is why I get angry at myself nearly every time I visit this site. I know I'll be aggravated by the piss poor excuse for journalism, complete lack of fact checking and general stupidity. Why do I keep doing this to myself? Just shoot me now, please.

Um, just why does everyone assume that these won't be included with the iPad in some way? It was obvious that what Steve demoed was not complete. Just because you haven't seen a picture of it in a video or a mention of it on the web site yet, doesn't mean it won't be there.

I'm quite certain there are features which won't be announced at least until Friday when pre-orders begin.

Oh no! Whatever will we do without the stocks application?

I think leaving those five off would be a smart move if it was done intentionally. Apple might have realized that those are five apps that people tend to replace quickly with more capable versions anyway and chose not to stick us with them. It's especially annoying to me that I can't delete the Stocks application from my phone, because I never use it.