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Incompetence, that's how.

::Ducking, running from the snowballs that aren't even normal size 'cuz Murph got so little snow this year::

HAHHAHAHH. I have no idea how I did that. Obviously, there was incompetency no matter what excuse I come up with.

Try this one instead.

::Smiles while he packs a good snowball since we finally had seven inches of snow over the weekend. Not much but enough to build up a small arsenal.

And if I can just figure out what nation is 'not so secretly' testing missile launches just off the coast of Newfoundland, then maybe I can negotiate for a ballistic snowball delivery vehicle.

Well, I guess that just proves that I'm NOT stalking you.

Unless the "snow" comment was a trick to make you THINK that I'm not stalking you!

I like the first link better.

Apple does insist upon NDAs. I've attended multiple Apple Developer conferences, and attendance is subject to agreeing to their NDA terms. And we're talking mostly about software here.

You can bet that any vendor working on any component for the latest Apple hardware is under a strict NDA. They're highly secretive about new products. The reason that the iPad won't be available for purchase for another 50+ days is that Apple held off submitting it to the FCC for approval until the last minute -- FCC submissions are public record.

I figured they did but I recall at least 3 claims by touch screen manufactures in the last year that they were 'the chosen one' for the then unnamed iPad. If I recall right, and that's kinda iffy, I think the first couple turned out to be incorrect or they got dropped for the final vendor. Either way, it stirred up a good bit of discussion on the techie blogs and got the ball rolling on an unending bag of rumors. Not that I took them seriously.

Of course, if you are not 'really' the true manufacturer, then I guess you certainly didn't sign an NDA. So you maybe bump share prices for a bit at the expense of a possible slap on the wrist that probably won't happen because you are also being a marketing agent for your target product who benefits but maintains plausible deny-ability.

Not arguing, just expanding on my thoughts that any company benefits from the global pre-release rumor mill that the Internet has provided and this might have been even more the case for the iPad, even if it wasn't Apples direct intention. However, to your point, it might have played out into a disadvantage this time, rather than an advantage.

I don't want to dredge up an old thread, but I have something on-topic to share. No, there are no iPads here at Macworld, but I've made a screensaver Iinspired by Apple's iPad intro video. If you've seen it, you'll appreciate my inspiration for the screensaver.

This installer package will install the screensaver on your Mac. After it installs, just select Forstall's Eyes in your Screen Saver control panel to activate it.

Here's a preview:



In the screensaver, the head wobbles, the eyes look around, and Apple logos come fly out from behind Scott's head.

That's really cool!

My friend thinks I might get a cease and desist letter from Apple if the screensaver gets too popular...