McGraw-Hill CEO Confirms Apple Tablet, iPhone OS Based, Going to Be "Terrific"

[mwxiao]

Also, it is a good way to get that stock price up. Which it is as of my writing(1-26-10). This is corporate America baby.

History has shown that the stock would go down by the end of tomorrow.

 

[the-oz-man]

Fear for your life Terry. You obviously haven't been working with Apple long enough to let out something like this the day before their big event. Nice knowing you pal.

 

[Surely]

THING IS...

What we will see over this coming year is a merging of iPhone OS and Mac OS... the lines between them will become more blurred.

Highly doubtful.

They are completely different animals.

 

[3N16MA]

This idiot just stole the spotlight from Steve. He should concentrate on overpriced textbook's and leave Apple info to Steve.

 

[Gunga Din]

Who cares? Everyone knew the tablet was coming and was gonna be based off iPhone OS. If you didn't know those 2 facts, then you really are clueless.

 

[jonovitch]

Ender's Game?

Anyone else reminded of Ender's Game? Each student has their very own tablet computer, with easy access to immense amounts of data and educational games and puzzles.

The similarities are not lost on me. And the fact that Orson Scott Card was 30 years ahead of his time, and apparently spot-on, is amazing.

Jon

 

[Snowcat001]

she was really bad at her job, whow.


I too think it's a controlled leak or a stock-price stunt.

 

[PredatoryWasp86]

so we have a name now

the Tabloid

ha

can't wait for the Apple Tabloid

 

[w00master]

iPhone OS = NO BUY.

Did you honestly believe that it ever was going to be OS X? Give me a break dude.

w00master

 

[nxent]

oops... didn't that guy get the memo?

not really sure how so many people are opposed to an iphone os based tablet without actually seeing it in action. besides, isn't apple rolling out an overhauled iphone os 4.0 with the tablet?

 

[trekkie604]

if it's just a huge iPhone/glorified ebook reader, label me as being unimpressed.

 

[crossifixio]

apple told him to say this for sure........because there will be no tablet tomorrow its OS4.0 multi carriers in US!! Wow

 

[Padraig]

Why do people who read iphone OS automatically assume there isn't a major overhaul with 4.0?

Can we at least wait to see the damn device?

Even if there is a major overhaul, I doubt it would remove my primary concern; that being, with iphone OS my choice of what I can install is limited to what Apple allow on the app store. My (initial) hope was that the tablet would be running Mac OS.

 

[Andrew07]

How much of the textbook market does McGraw-Hill control? I'm looking at my college books, and I don't see anything by them...

 

[excalibur313]

Jobs is going to call this guy and ask him to keep quiet next time.

I think a particular quote from "Kill Bill" elucidates the fiery rage that Steve must be feeling:

Vernita: You have every right to get even...

The Bride: But that's where you're wrong, Vernita. I don't want to get even.
To get even, even Steven. I would have to kill you, go into Nikki's room, kill her, then wait for your old man, Dr. Bell, to come home and kill him. That would make us about square.

 

[colmaclean]

Here's the video :

http://www.cnbc.com/id/15840232?play=1&video=1396376379

I'd like to smell her textbooks, too!

 

[psu031]

I just can't imagine Steve Jobs putting out a product like this, just to have it be a "big iPod Touch." It just doesn't seem like something Apple would make.

 

[nep61]

Wow... way to steal Apple's thunder, McGraw-Hill.



Yeah I agree.

I don't think this is something we didn't aready know... We could have all guessed that. No one's thunder was stolen.
The Apple tablet or whatever it's going to be called is the pink elephant in the room, we all know it's there, nothing new... but Steve is going to have to be the one who tells us it's there.

 

[Gunga Din]

if it's just a huge iPhone/glorified ebook reader, label me as being unimpressed.

Did you want a 3rd OS? Start all over and forget the foundation of the app store?

 

[gibbz]

Did you honestly believe that it ever was going to be OS X? Give me a break dude.

w00master

+1. And he says "Based on iPhone OS", meaning it will be some variant. Who knows what that will entail. Anyone who seriously thought this was going to be a 10" Mac Pro should have their head examined.

 

[CherryJello]

he said based on iPhone software, not the iPhone software. It'll probably be kind of like how they said at the first iPhone keynote that the iPhone is running OS X.

 

[nick9191]

iPhone OS = NO BUY.

1. You have no idea what OS 4.0 is like.
2. Just because it has the underpinnings and app compatibility doesn't mean it will share the same UI.
3. You have not even seen the device yet.

 

[Peace]

Apple already knows people are expecting a tablet device tomorrow. That's nothing new. Apple also knows everybody knows it will have books.

But there is a mystique to the device that we really don't know about.

That's the creativity.

 

[ryanvalle]

What a jerk....he made the announcement for them.

Did he really? Considering he only said things that we've heard in past rumors, can it really be considered an announcement? For all we know, he could be going off of a controlled leak or even just rumors he's heard in the past. There is no confirmation that he did get the info from Apple and yet we still don't know details as to what it looks like, all of its functionality, pricing, etc.

To me, I just view it as a controlled leak, helping to build hype to what will come tomorrow.

 

[Gunga Din]

I'd like to smell her textbooks, too!

LOL, the only relevant comment here.