With all the possible names available for an iPhone OS-powered tablet device from Apple, we’ve often wondered why Steve Jobs would have picked the easily-made-fun-of “iPad” moniker for its “magical” tablet. Well, this new video shows exactly what went on behind closed doors to lead Jobs (in puppet form, of course) to settle on iPad as the namesake of his super thin, brushed aluminum, oversized iPod Touch. We had no idea Steve was in cahoots with the dark side. Although, it does make sense – what with all the success Apple has had over the past few years, it’s hard not to believe that Steve’s soul was signed over to the darker powers that be.
What’s funny is that the puppet version of Jobs makes reference to a tablet computer that was set to run on the full-fledged desktop version of Mac OS. Prior to the iPad launch, we were holding on to hopes that Apple would bring a tablet version of its MacBook Air into the fray to fight the netbook market back into submission. Alas, that never happened, and we’re left with the feature incomplete iPad.
If I sound bitter about the iPad still not being able to multi-task (without jailbreaking), print documents, or work with Google Docs, it’s because I am. That said, I use my iPad everyday for work and play. Ahh, the conflicted pleasures of using Apple products.
[Via: DailyMotion]