The Apple Tablet: Really Real? NY Times Says "Yes. Hell Yes."
I was intrigued by some speculation that the Apple event tomorrow might turn out to be all about a breakthrough product...but that that product was not the much anticipated tablet. Well, now the New York Times has put its credibility on the line to say that indeed, a tablet is what it will be all about: “The iPhone was a harbinger,” said Trip Hawkins, a founder of Electronic Arts and now chief executive of Digital Chocolate, which makes games for cellphones. “When you have a device that is this convenient and fun for consumers to use, you can get a lot more people interested in paying for and engaging with the content. Big media companies should be all over this like a cheap suit.” Indeed, they already are. The New York Times Company , for example, is developing a version of its newspaper for the tablet, according to a person briefed on the effort , although executives declined to say what sort of deal had been struck. [emphasis added] If the tablet delivers, this will br...