Apple Blocks iPad Shipping Records from Public Access

Why must they keep things so secretive.... Too excited to wait for mine any longer...

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Another eye-rolling Apple moment. Think paranoid.

It's shipping records...let them be as secretive as they want about it. They gave us an approximate date for the launch of the iPad. It will come. As the time approaches, Apple will make a big deal about the date.

Apple should have done everything in-house so that everything stays with them.

Outsourcing to someone else to do it will ended up how Foxconn are doing things in China.

In house as in America? Do you really believe the iPad would start at $499 if it was produced in America? People complain about Apple's prices now, and production is in Asia.

Apple, well known for their operational secrecy, continues to show leadership in the technology industry by protecting the iPad and future product shipment records.

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"Showing its true fascistic face" would be more like it.

lazymocha said:

Apple should have done everything in-house so that everything stays with them.

Outsourcing to someone else to do it will ended up how Foxconn are doing things in China.

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I don't think Apple would want to pay extra money to have workers in the US assemble their products when over in Asia they can build more units for less amount of money.

Apple sucks lately. I loved Apple for what Apple stood for in the past, new fresh, supporting open source and transparent in most cases. Apple I am not getting an iPad and your iPad sucks for not supporting Flash. Go Android powered iPad killers. I am getting an HP for my KID WHO WANTS TO PLAY FLASH GAMES ON LINE, WAKE UP APPLE.

this is a little over the top to me. I mean, they did say when it was being shipped (roughly). So what possible benefit do they gain by doing this?

Being secretive can be exciting when the products are announced, this just indicates a level of paranoia

To those of you asking "why", it's pretty simple -- every aspect of a roll-out like this is carefully choreographed to present the ideal market conditions for the item in question.

You have strategic leaks to the New York Times claiming the price is going to be $1000, then Apple blows everybody away with $499. Intentional? You bet.

You've got HP intro'ing their Slate product, but waiting on price until they hear about the iPad. You've got every other tech company basing their product response on what this single product does. Everything -- and I mean everything -- that Apple does in connection with the iPad is being monitored and studied for competitive advantage. That's not paranoia, that's just self-awareness.

Everything from the amount of units shipped to import dates has the possibility of tipping off the competition to retail strategy and/or affecting the AAPL stock price. Apple's secrecy is just good business.

pvmacguy said:

Why must they keep things so secretive.... Too excited to wait for mine any longer...

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The cynical view is that they probably do it to garner more attention from the tech media and fanboys.

A more plausible view is that they might want to conceal the number of units being shipped as their competitors might be able to forecast sales this way or see if actual sales reported later (demand) matches with manufacturing output (supply). For an existing product line with historical sales number, this might not be much of an issue, but this is a brand new mobile product line for Apple.

So many others have failed in gaining traction in the tablet device market. All eyes are carefully watching this launch.

Breckenridge said:

I am getting an HP for my KID WHO WANTS TO PLAY FLASH GAMES ON LINE

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You do that; iPads aren't for kids. And good luck with the battery life on that thing. Flash sucks.

scottishwildcat said:

You do that; iPads aren't for kids. And good luck with the battery life on that thing. Flash sucks.

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Wall wart FTL

Winni said:

"Showing its true fascistic face" would be more like it.

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You'd think someone in Germany wouldn't be tossing the word "fascistic" around so jocularly... and especially use it improperly. Whatever.

Hey look this is really a Page 2 story, if that. Apple blocking it's shipping records from public view. Enthralling.

wow... apple is really going berserk. I used to be a big fanboy, have
a macbook, imac, iphone, time capsule, even an apple tv.... but this
is getting out of hand. Will definitely NOT be getting an ipad... am
looking at the the joo-joo or the notion ink adam, or maybe an hp
slate as a last resort...

It is possible they are trying to hide the fact that the iPad is not selling well at all.

dru007 said:

wow... apple is really going berserk. I used to be a big fanboy, have
a macbook, imac, iphone, time capsule, even an apple tv.... but this
is getting out of hand. Will definitely NOT be getting an ipad... am
looking at the the joo-joo or the notion ink adam, or maybe an hp
slate as a last resort...

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You are not getting an iPad because Apple tries to keep their shipping records private?

Breckenridge said:

I loved Apple for what Apple stood for in the past...transparent in most cases.

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And when in the past was Apple transparent? Or do you mean the original iMac cases?

marksman said:

You are not getting an iPad because Apple tries to keep their shipping records private?

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No he is not getting an iPad because he's a Winboy Troll. His post is quite transparent and so off topic.

dru007 said:

wow... apple is really going berserk. I used to be a big fanboy, have
a macbook, imac, iphone, time capsule, even an apple tv.... but this
is getting out of hand. Will definitely NOT be getting an ipad... am
looking at the the joo-joo or the notion ink adam, or maybe an hp
slate as a last resort...

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You should choose and buy a particular product because it best suits your needs, and for no other reason than that. All these posts of "Oh Company X is going down the tubes, I'm buying Product Y from Company Z instead! That'll show them!" As if Apple (or any other multi-billion-dollar corporation) is really going to care.

Stolen

Maybe some of their shipments are being stolen and they want to offer better protection. They've already said 60-90 days, it's not like this is some new secret. Why is everyone so quick to judge? Who cares?

Voltaic said:

It is possible they are trying to hide the fact that the iPad is not selling well at all.

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Hot off the wire... the iPad is not selling at all! (Of course it's not on sale yet. But you knew that right?)

Winni said:

"Showing its true fascistic face" would be more like it.

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Their shipping records are frankly, none of my business. Nor would I care. Why would anyone care? LOL

Their "secrecy" is an integral part to their creation of great products. It ultimately ends up benefitting the consumer. May it continue.

Apple partners that don't like Apple's policies about leaks and stolen products are more than welcome to head for the door, I'm sure. Their loss entirely.

i thank the heavens every day that i am not this paranoid....