“Now that Apple’s tablet debut date is officially, officially confirmed [January 27 at 10am Pacific]… we can move on to the next round of speculation,” Peter Kafka reports for AllThingsD. “For instance, which media partners will Steve Jobs be working with when this thing launches?”
Kafka reports, “Very few media companies seem to have any kind of real information about the device. And only a small number will have new stuff to show off at next week’s unveiling.”
Here’s a starter list of likely and unlikely suspects:
• The New York Times is a good bet
• Don’t expect much from the big music labels [on stage, as] Apple already has the labels on board with the “iTunes LP” format
• Do expect to hear about “enhanced e-books”
• Video? Duh. But who? The most obvious suspect here for an initial launch would be Disney and its affiliates
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Mickey Mouse?
Zune Tang … enters stage right.
Why not the Wall Street Journal? They’ll go down as the pioneers of the paid content model with which the New York Times is only now coming to grips. They beat everyone to the punch and would obviously be interested in a unique opportunity like the iSlate, something I suspect will largely be focused on making money off print.
Don’t forrget my mother
Stan Lee. Marvel Comics on the tablet. Disney just bought Marvel. Steve is a major shareholder in Disney. Two living icons on the stage that I want to see!
iChat and iPod touch app compatibility. Do that and everything else will follow! I hear modified Mac applications is also on the list.
Imagine “Cover Flow” with comics! Besides “Windows vs Mac”, the next biggest, classic rivalry would have to be “Marvel vs DC”. They should bring out Robert Downey Jr with with someone in his Iron Man Armor to present. I
Crew members from Star Trek…
passing around the tablet and making notes (like they did in the original series).
yeah , iron man 2 on itunes movie store
first !
who needs blu ray anyway ??
A born-again Rob Enderle who admits he finally sees the light
@Spock is right !! As always..but look at SG Atlantis,
McKay always has a pad.
Whoever it is they will stars just holding it and the first day I can buy one, I’ll be a star as well..
McGraw Hill and other textbook companies.
Hello?!?!?! Game companies?!?!?!
You guys notice the Avatar smart tablets in the lab?