Marsal reports that for one Paul Shadwell, “this disappointment soon bled into frustration and anger, prompting an email to Jobs over the matter. In particular, Shadwell chastised the Apple co-founder for holding back international pricing information and details from customers while Americans prance around with their iPads. He also accused Jobs of repeating false claims regarding the timing of the international rollout just one week ago, when he told journalists at the iPhone 4.0 preview event that the iPad remained on track for an international launch in late April.”
“Twice to my knowledge you have falsely stated international availability of the iPad and while I do not believe this is any fault of your own,” Shadwell said in his email to Jobs, “I can imagine that you are not happy being shown as deliberately pulling the wool over the rest of the worlds eyes.”
“Are you nuts?” Jobs responded. “We are doing the best we can. We need enough units to have a responsible and great launch.”
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Talk about exaggeration. “Are you nuts?” is not questioning sanity or asking him if he’s insane. People say that all the time and it’s not meant to be taken literally. Give me a break.
They act as if he said “are you suffering from some kind of chemical imbalance?”
Another spastic loser.
Of course, I love my iPad.
HeHe.
It’s funny to think the PR people would normally advise a CEO to not reply to emails, or reword it for him. Probably not going to work with Steve.
Sure it’s a bummer not to get one yet… But the emailer has made it this far in life without even knowing it existed until recently. Another month isn’t going to kill him.
Well Mr. Jobs you could just deliver the number of units you estimated you would need for the US to the US and continue producing the iPads you had planed for the international roll out, but instead you disrespect your international customers in favor of your local customers (as you always do).
If this was say China telling you we are not going to produce your iPad because a Chines company has asked us to bump your product in favor of producing their knockoff iPad and we have to give priority to our home boys you would be some pissed too.
If you can’t produce enough then let all your customers suffer equally, with the exception of the 1 month head start you already gave the US of course.
Frustrated entitlement baby slips into paranoid binge, begins accusing of conspiracy schemes, mildly reoriented to reality by a kindly explanatory Steve Jobs.
Hilarious! B-b–but it’s a conspiracy!!
American companies but America first. Get over it.
He’s lucky he didn’t get his throat ripped out. He said Steve lied twice, “you have falsely stated international availability” and “being shown as deliberately pulling the wool over the rest of the worlds eyes.”
Awww man. Where was the “Sent from my iPad” ending on his response?? Haha.
@ Cascadians
I think you nailed it. No other explanation needed.
“I know for a fact that Steve Jobs isn’t writing these emails”
Didn’t someone post that just the other day? OK wise and knowing sage, explain this one.
Waaaaaah
Well its april 16 oficially late april where is my ipad 3 g?
LOL…… calm down. You will get your iPad soon enough. By the way, I loooooove mine
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I’m in love…
I think that Steve have a assistant that reads mail for him and writes what Steve says about it.
We in Europe are used to wait – especially for Apple stuff.
Americans usually aren’t prepared to be told that something is not available right-now on-the-spot.
So, Apple choose the lesser of the evils.
It’s OK for me, I’m not really holding my breath for an iPad.
This is the typical thinking of the US people I guess. They always complain that their rights have been ripped off and they believe they are the warrior of all-kind-of-rights. Human rights, customer rights, employee rights, CEO’s rights…
Unbelievable. Can they be a bit more patient or just plainly show some virtue not pushing Apple that hard for delivering their ‘beloved’ iPad?
No wonder the US people think that Obama sucks. He sucks because of the general public are suck. Everyone think that the Wall Street’s crap can be fixed by injecting botox here and botox there into the economy. Do they know that their society is having a radical and structural problem that should be rebuilt in a less botox-way?
Apple shouldn’t give those unschooled mind a shit!
“”Are you nuts?” is not questioning sanity or asking him if he’s insane. People say that all the time and it’s not meant to be taken literally. “
Actually, the literal interpretation of “Are you nuts?” would not be questioning their sanity but if they were cashew or filbert.
You are incoherent.
I think Walter’s nuts
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Keep it up, Steve – tolerance for even you has a limit somewhere. When you hit that mark, you are going to be exposed as the jerk you have come to be.
I must be nuts. Here I am not only reading these posts, but actually replying to them. Just to get my mind of the bloodbath going on at the stock market I guess.
Just don’t be misleaded by the spelling in that first sentence.
Kind of reminds me of Veruca in Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory…
“I want it and I want it now.”