This MADtv video would have been mildly, but not overly, funny when it was first aired a few years ago. But now, in light of the fact that Apple has actually introduced a product called the iPad? It’s frickin’ hilarious.
Apple unveiled its new iPad yesterday. The iPad is a new tablet PC with touchscreen that some think may revolutionize computing. Except the name sucks, and Apple didn’t even think of it first!
OK, so the spoof isn’t spot-on. For starters, the MADtv iPad is a normal, Macbook-style laptop rather than a tablet PC. But the syncing capability is bang on the money, and the imagery is also accurate.
So, not only is Steve Jobs having to cope with the iPad getting some bad press, he’s also having to cope with the name being mocked three years before it even existed. Not a good day for Apple, I feel.
