Gizmodo is reporting that Apple is currently working on more than the previously rumored 10-inch tablet. In addition to the 10-inch model there would also be 13, and 15-inch models. The same “100% reliable” source that provided this information also claims that one of the devices would run a full version of Mac OS X. […]
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10, 13, and 15-Inch Apple Tablets In the Works?

Aug 31st 2009 by

Gizmodo is reporting that Apple is currently working on more than the previously rumored 10-inch tablet. In addition to the 10-inch model there would also be 13, and 15-inch models. The same “100% reliable” source that provided this information also claims that one of the devices would run a full version of Mac OS X.

This source claims that the two touchscreen prototypes — made of aluminum, but on the shape of big iPhones — were in a factory in Shenzuen, China. One of them “was running Mac OS X 10.5.” When I asked, the source didn’t know if these were built for demonstration purposes, or if they were preproduction units. The company has a tight relation with Apple but “it’s not FoxConn.”

Ok, now it’s time for me to punch holes in this rumor.

First off, Apple only releases one version of a device at at time. There was only one version of the iPod from 2001-2004, and there is still only one version of the iPhone, but with multiple storage capacities of course. One could argue that Apple has released multiple sized notebooks at one time, but even then they are not launched with a mishmash of operating systems. Apple has one operating system for each of it’s product categories. Mac OS X for it’s computers, iPhone OS X for it’s iPhone and iPod Touch lines.

In short, this rumor is claiming Apple is going to dump several sizes of this mythical tablet on the market at once, with multiple operating systems. This something Microsoft would do, not Apple.

Mock-up courtesy of htootayzar.com.

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