Rumors are certainly not a new phenomena when it comes to Apple products, nor is the specific rumor of Apple secretly producing a tablet computer. Despite the fact that every year more and more specific accounts of Mac tablets arise, it seems as though we still always buy into them. This time, however, the rumor-mill is fueled by evidence cited by a source apart from an “Apple Insider.” MacLife reported today that in a recent Border’s customer survey a question asked whether “I plan to buy and Apple iPAD (large screen reading device) this year.” So, is this proof of a future product whose arrival was under wraps, or is this just a misidentification of another Apple product, such as the iPod? Well, we can’t know for sure until time tells us that this was either a mistake or foresight, however, from my experience, whenever you have a third party company accidentally releasing information to the public via emails, product surveys, or repair lists, they tend to be correct. I don’t want to go out on a limb here and say that we should wait around for the arrival of this highly anticipated iPad, but I think this might be the most credible evidence yet.
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