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Rumor - Apple trying to get iPad 3 out by Steve Jobs birthday, Feb. 24th
Ricardo Trejo
So we know it’s coming… the iPad 3. It’s due to be released within the next few months, anywhere from as soon as January to as late as April. But a new rumor is surfacing that the 3rd generation iPad will be out for Steve Jobs birthday, which is February 24th — that is, if Apple can get it out by then. Also, Jobs would’ve been 57 in two months.
According to Focus Taiwan, a Chinese newspaper has cited sources Apple is trying ship the iPad 3 on Feb. 24th:
A local Chinese-language newspaper reported Friday that iPad3 might be launched on Feb. 24 to mark the anniversary of the birth of Apple’s late co-founder Steve Jobs.
Citing sources close to Taiwanese makers in the iPad3 supply chain, the Economic Daily News said the gadget could be launched in mid-first quarter of next year or by the end of next March.
The paper also said local iPad3 component makers need to keep working during the Lunar New Year holiday to meet the delivery deadline.
It’s a feasible launch date, one that would be met with a lot of fan fever and applause. And more than likely it will stand as a tribute to the man who needed everything perfect, which if the iPad 3 ships with a retina display would bring the whole thing full circle.
