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December 25th, 2009, 05:05
http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2009/12/231621-historic.jpgThe Apple Tablet (http://gizmodo.com/tag/appletablet/), a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma, has just gotten a little more interesting. Thanks to some crack investigative reporting, MacRumors discovered that Apple purchased the domain for "islate.com" back in 2007. Dum dum dum!
What we know: islate.com was registered to Apple in 2007, through an intermediary (to disguise its true owner). At the moment, that domain doesn't seem to lead anywhere—and there are a couple explanations. First, Apple bought it as a protective measure, to stop anyone else from using that "i" prefix with that particular word. Second, Apple had or has plans for either a product or a project by that name. Third, it's the tablet. Or fourth, it's Apple's take on Slate.com (sample headline: Why I Hate Christmas Presents). Maybe we'll find out just what that means in January (http://gizmodo.com/5433325/apple-to-host-event-in-late-january-possibly-yeah-yeah-tablet+related), when the tablet is rumored to be announced. [MacRumors (http://www.macrumors.com/2009/12/24/apple-purchased-islate-com-in-2007-apples-new-tablet-called-islate/)]
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More... (http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/k6UDcDn89WU/apple-owns-islatecom-domain-the-mystery-deepens)
What we know: islate.com was registered to Apple in 2007, through an intermediary (to disguise its true owner). At the moment, that domain doesn't seem to lead anywhere—and there are a couple explanations. First, Apple bought it as a protective measure, to stop anyone else from using that "i" prefix with that particular word. Second, Apple had or has plans for either a product or a project by that name. Third, it's the tablet. Or fourth, it's Apple's take on Slate.com (sample headline: Why I Hate Christmas Presents). Maybe we'll find out just what that means in January (http://gizmodo.com/5433325/apple-to-host-event-in-late-january-possibly-yeah-yeah-tablet+related), when the tablet is rumored to be announced. [MacRumors (http://www.macrumors.com/2009/12/24/apple-purchased-islate-com-in-2007-apples-new-tablet-called-islate/)]
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