By now, everyone has heard about the iPad. It was anticipated for months by fanboys and casual Apple-ficionados alike. It was shrouded in mystery, and even thought (by some) to grant supernatural powers to those lucky enough to wield it. On Wednesday, January 27th, Apple unleashed this beast upon the world as their stock slowly rose as a preamble to what would surely be an unprecedented spike in its value. And as it was described to the awestruck masses, it was slowly revealed that the iPad was just a big iPhone. The best part, in my opinion, was when I found out that the iPad, while lacking all the convenient functionality of a phone, was still complimented by the comfort of a monthly bill. And that’s the day that Apple’s stock dropped 5%.
But WAIT! It is rumored that Apple, whether they intended it or not, may be pulling a marketing rope-a-dope, the ,likes of which have not even been attempted since K-Fed pretended that “POPO ZAO “ was just a joke and that his real (read: good) album would be coming out at a later date.
It is rumored that Apple has had another version of the iPad in the works for some time. His other device is supposed to have a screen closer to 15” and an OS closer to what you would find on a Macbook Pro, rather than what you would find on a phone. In other words, this is going to be closer to a laptop replacement with a touch screen, i.e., something I might be interested in buying.
I really want to believe that this is true: I have been consistently amazed with the regularity of Apple’s advances over the years, and was not looking forward to a disappointment. If the rumors are true, I’ll pretend to be surprised when the new device comes out, I promise.
