The veil of secrecy over Apple’s tablet announcement has a few holes in it now. The CEO of McGraw-Hill, Terry McGraw, let slip in an interview with CNBC that it does exist, his company has been working with Apple and it runs a “version of the iPhone OS.” This is of course nothing new that hasn’t already appeared in rumors but it’s sure to raise the ire of Steve Jobs that a CEO let the cat out of the bag. I wonder how safe this guy is now? I’m sure the hit team is on the move already. :)
(via MacRumors)
It seems as though the interviewer “conned” mister McGraw into revealing the worst kept secret!
Yes, but more importantly, do YOU like to smell your books James! :-)
Well, I guess that’s the uncertainty over OS choice over. It’s probably the right choice for this device, which will be mainly for content consumption, apps that perform a unique function with an interface and input method specific to each apps requirements.
What’s the bets Steve Jobs says the screen is ‘Gorgeous’.
I like the smell of a freshly downloaded textbook same as the next person.
Too bad it won’t run OneNote, but MobileNoter syncs a goodly number of my OneNote notebooks to my iPod Touch, and gives me a way to input (albeit without handwriting) into OneNote. I do covet a larger screen for my pocket devices, but I can get work done with a real Tablet PC or UMPC.
OMG I hope he and his family have entered into the FBI witness protection program ASAP.
Remember the guy that leaked some iPhone 3GS hardware, he DIED a mysterious death (claimed suicide).
I am sure the Apple Police have already been notified of this security breach and are taking action.
I certainly wouldn’t trust this guy to watch my back, dat 4 sure.
Gee, not Windows 7 Hyper Ultimate Edition?
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Apple is releasing an iWhatever and McGraw acknowledges its existence. Now that’s news!
Am I the only one not be surprised to hear that the iWhatever will be running the iPhoneOS? There’s hardly a chance that Apple would allow(one assumes, but it is Apple)a cheaper device than a MacBook to run OSX, while the iPhoneOS is ideal for their purposes – a content delivery device and game machine.
Ah yes, the PT Barnum Effect still works for Apple.