Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg Calls the iPad ‘A Computer’
By Craig Lloyd on Nov 3rd, 2010 at 4:45PM
Today, Facebook held an event to discuss their mobile presence. They basically ended up announcing big updates to the iPhone and Android apps. However, during the Q&A session, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg was asked if a Facebook iPad app would be on its way. Here’s what went down:
Attendee: So, the iPad has been out for a while — are you building an iPad app?
Zuckerberg: The iPad’s not mobile. Next question.
Attendee: I think Apple would disagree.
Zuckerberg: It’s a computer. Sorry. (laughter)
Erick Tseng: The broader question is ‘how do we scale to a tablet form factor without locking ourselves in?’
Zuckerberg: I don’t want to be rude to Apple — we all love Apple products — but this is a mobile event and we want to stay focused on that. The iPad isn’t mobile in the same way.
Thoughts?
via [Engadget]
I have to agree with Mr. CEO about the iPad I have used one and even sitting in an office with a bunch of wifi’s it still is not able to be used in the same way as a cell phone. It requires a wireless router.
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