In response to Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ remarks about Apple’s entry into the netbook category of the computer market, New York Times technology writer John Markoff has revealed information pointing to a confirmed “tablet” or “netbook” from Apple.
While these tablet “rumors” may eventually come true, if I keep claiming that God told me it was going to rain soon, I’d eventually be right. That’s what these tablet/touchscreen/netbook rumors are like. Every once in a while, a new seemingly credible source emerges with incredibly vague information, managing to hedge his bets and “protect his sources” by saying “it could be the next iPhone.”
Cult of Mac points out that this information was buried in an update to a previous post by the NYTimes writer. So clearly Markoff didn’t feel it necessary to truly showcase the “leaked” information in a full post, rather an update to “clarify his source.”
Regarding Jobs’ quote about Apple’s “interesting ideas” for the netbook market, Markoff explains: “That would seem to confirm findings that a search engine company shared with me on condition that I not reveal its name: The company spotted Web visits from an unannounced Apple product with a display somewhere between an iPhone and a MacBook. Is it the iPhone 3.0 or the NetMac 1.0?”
Either way, Markoff’s speculation is simply a resurfacing of a rumor that has been around for ages. It’s not a question of whether the Apple netbook will come true, but more so when it will come true.
2 Comments to “Mac Tablet Rumors Are Like Rain, Eventually It’s Going to Happen”
Agreed. These rumors are just speculation. Just jargon. It’s like me saying, “READ MY LIPS: APPLE WILL UNVEIL A NEW 30″ CINEMA DISPLAY!” — Nothing new to see here on the new york times’ part.
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Well, a cinema display (the 30″ one) already exists, and a tablet doesn’t. So it’s not “quite” the same. But I see what you’re saying
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