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    Default Astonishing Lengths Apple Went Through To Keep The iPad Secret

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    We talked to the developer of a very successful iPad app yesterday, and he told us a tale about the absurd steps he and his team went through to get an iPad before the product's launch.

    Now that it's over a year, I can talk about it.

    I was probably the sixth person to get an iPad.

    We got two of them flown out.

    The criteria was that we had to have a room with no windows. They changed the locks on the door.

    Three developers and I were the only people allowed to go in the room. Apple needed the names and social security numbers of the people who had access.

    Apple needed to be able to drill a hole in the desk and chain the devices to desk. They used those bicycle cables.

    They had these custom frames built around them so we couldn't even tell what the iPads looked like. We could plug into them so we could code to them and we could touch the screen and play with that, but we couldn't see the form factor.

    Then they took pictures of the wood grain. If any pictures leaked out, they could trace it back to which desk they came from.

    I wasn't allowed to tell our CEO. I wasn't allowed to tell anybody anything about what we were doing. I couldn't even tell my wife. She was like, "You're going to get fired if this doesn't work."

    I hadn't thought about that but she was probably right.

    Luckily, it worked out very well.

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    i wonder how did the iphone 4 prototype got out of such a room if they followed the same procedure ...
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    Maybe the Iphone 4 was less of priority- esp with securing various injunctions on patents against other major players since the first iPhone release
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    And looking at the link in the first comment, it still got out of that room lol. People will always be people.
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    that gave me a good chuckle.. what are they affraid of? here is a list of ppl that apple were affraid of discovering their secrets and the reasons

    1) the Iraqi government - cuz it can be used to make WMD's according to george bush
    2) Google - Cuz they could make a pad 100% better
    3) Lady Gaga - cuz she could use it to build an empire for the gays
    5) The justice league - Cuz Apple is affiliated with the legion of doom
    6) Wylie coyotie - Cuz he'd use it to catch the road runner.. duh
    7) Jason Vorhees - Cuz he'd turn it into a machete that uses apps (which would be so much cooler)
    8) Stewie Griffin - Cuz he'd use it to take over the world.. and kill his mom.. and build an empire for gays (worst than lady gaga)
    9) the Transformers - In fear that the ipad would turn into a decepticon and lazerbeam everyone to death
    10) OJ Simpson - Cuz he'd rape it then stab it with a knife
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    Quote Originally Posted by vylle View Post
    10) OJ Simpson
    Didn't we all agree that he didn't do it?

    In either case, he'd use the iPad as his alibi to say that he was on the other side of town testing a new app he had bought to remotely control his white Bronco in the alleged police chase, so he was no where near the scene at the time.
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    Quote Originally Posted by vylle View Post
    that gave me a good chuckle.. what are they affraid of? here is a list of ppl that apple were affraid of discovering their secrets and the reasons

    1) the Iraqi government - cuz it can be used to make WMD's according to george bush
    2) Google - Cuz they could make a pad 100% better
    3) Lady Gaga - cuz she could use it to build an empire for the gays
    5) The justice league - Cuz Apple is affiliated with the legion of doom
    6) Wylie coyotie - Cuz he'd use it to catch the road runner.. duh
    7) Jason Vorhees - Cuz he'd turn it into a machete that uses apps (which would be so much cooler)
    8) Stewie Griffin - Cuz he'd use it to take over the world.. and kill his mom.. and build an empire for gays (worst than lady gaga)
    9) the Transformers - In fear that the ipad would turn into a decepticon and lazerbeam everyone to death
    10) OJ Simpson - Cuz he'd rape it then stab it with a knife
    lmaooooo i dnt kno how i didnt c this B4....Apple serious man....smh

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    In Apple's defense: So what? Car manufacturers do this too all the time with their prototype models.

    I'm sure Apple even has iOS 6.0 working on but have release iOS5 (developer's preview) to keep us distracted, in a similar manner in which Microsoft has been working on Windows8 while Windows7 was just released.
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    Quote Originally Posted by NOKIA 3650 View Post
    Didn't we all agree that he didn't do it?

    In either case, he'd use the iPad as his alibi to say that he was on the other side of town testing a new app he had bought to remotely control his white Bronco in the alleged police chase, so he was no where near the scene at the time.

    Steve Jobs BELIEVES that OJ did it and would do it again!!

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