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Asus Insider Claims Apple Tablet Is Real

Posted by Zonk on from the pleasant-fantasy dept.

CaptainCrunchyApple writes "According to cnet.co.uk the oft-rumoured Apple Tablet PC is actually very real, and on its way soon. CNET claims to have spoken to an anonymous tipster at Asus who claims to be working with Apple to produce the tablet. 'We're guessing it'll be based on Intel Core architecture, a tweaked version of Leopard, and have all the multi-touch, CoverFlow goodness we've seen in the iPhone and iPod touch. All this begs the question: Can Apple turn the Tablet PC into a success when previous attempts have failed? The short answer is 'yes'. Any company that can make a mobile phone with no buttons, no picture messaging, slow Web access and no video capture into the most desirable phone on the planet can easily make tablets popular.'"

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  1. Really? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    "Asus Claimes Apple Tablet Is Real"

    Can someone comfirme that, since I really doubte it?

    1. Re:Really? by RagingFuryBlack · · Score: 4, Funny

      Netcraft Confirms It.

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    2. Re:Really? by drseuk · · Score: 2, Funny

      Netcrafte confirms it There, fixed that for you.

  2. Re:Previous Attempts?!?! by heyguy · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dude, the question begged to be asked. The editor just couldn't resist.

    Anyway, coming out with a multi-touch tablet would be huge. It should provide for a lot more utility than it does on the iphone, and (hopefully) be much cheaper than the $10k Microsoft Surface.

  3. If this is true... by Gleng · · Score: 5, Funny

    If this is true, and Asus have just completely blown Apple's surprise, then Asus are about to have a really, really bad day.

    Woe betide the man who steals Steve Jobs' thunder.

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  4. Why have a tablet........ by cyberkahn · · Score: 4, Funny

    when you can have a Microsoft table. :-)

  5. Re:If it sells by dave420 · · Score: 4, Funny

    You only pay sales tax when you buy something, so I guess that's not a tax, either. :)

  6. Re:Or, at least it *was*... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    So by punish, do you mean Steve will announce another big price cut on a popular Apple product? That'll get them crying again.

  7. Re:I just don't see it... by UnanimousCoward · · Score: 2, Funny

    I can't take your post seriously: When I first read it, I thought 'slimline' said 'slime lime' and I couldn't get that image out of my head. Sorry!

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  8. Re:AppleDisplayScaleFactor by iphayd · · Score: 2, Funny

    And I suppose that 10.6 will be code named/trademarked "Belly Shirt"?

  9. Re:AppleDisplayScaleFactor by SilentOneNCW · · Score: 2, Funny

    Leotard is actually quite fitting...

    See what I did there?

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  10. Re:Previous Attempts?!?! by jcr · · Score: 3, Funny

    For sufficiently small values of "success".

    -jcr

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