LOL, Apple makes some of the dumbest shit
PC market should be trembling


>It's time.
>
>http://www.engadget.com/2009/12/26/apples-islate-and-other-rumors-that-have-given-its-stock-a-ho/
>
>The Apple tablet rumors are at a fever pitch, yet again.
>Depending on what you've read, it's all but confirmed that the
>company's got a January 26th event scheduled at Yerba Buena
>Center for the Arts (YBCA) in San Francisco, CA. All this, of
>course, with nary a word or comment from Cupertino HQ, and
>without the context that this trend has come and gone ad
>nauseam, both with the tablet and before with the years of
>lead-up to the iPhone. Here's the latest bit: MacRumors has
>dug up information about a Delaware-based company, Slate
>Computing, LLC, that was founded in November 2006 and owns the
>trademark "iSlate," the signatory of said trademark being
>Apple's Senior Trademark Specialist Regina Porter. Given that
>Apple owns "iSlate" trademark in Europe and that it's
>allegedly pulled similar stunts with a "fake" company and the
>iPhone trademark, sure, we could buy into this being just a
>dummy corporation... but does it really confirm an impending
>tablet that'll be called the "iSlate?" Not at all. We wouldn't
>be surprised if Apple has done this for numerous other
>trademarks, either to give itself more options or to prevent
>others from trying to manufacture products under those names.
>(Slate Computing, LLC also happens to own the "Magic Slate"
>trademark, just so you know.) Also bought up in 2006? The
>domain iSlate.com, which again according to MacRumors (with
>help form Mark Gurman of AppleRejectedMe.com) was apparently
>and briefly shown to be owned by Apple at some point during
>2007. Food for thought, but trust us, you don't want to
>confuse hearsay for concrete fact.
>
>Which brings us to December 24th, where we see a statistically
>significant uptick in Apple's stock value. Seeing as the
>fiscals were released back in late October along with the last
>refresh of hardware (Mac Pro specs notwithstanding), it seems
>everyone decided to spend their holiday bonuses on some Apple
>shares. Now, we're not claiming to be professionals here by
>any stretch of the imagination, but it seems a lot of the
>activity here can be attributed to the recent flux of rumors.
>Jason Schwarz of The Street has an interesting take on it,
>which if you've got 15 minutes to kill should be worth your
>time to browse through.
>
>