Murdoch confirms WSJ coming to iPad, device kept 'under padlock and key'
By Donald Melanson 
posted March 3rd 2010 2:26PM
posted March 3rd 2010 2:26PM
It only came at the tail end of an announcement of a new New York metro section for The Wall Street Journal, but Rupert Murdoch has finally confirmed that the paper will indeed be heading to the iPad. The really interesting bit, however, is that not only is the company now being allowed to work on an iPad, but that Murdoch says it's kept "under padlock and key," and that "the key is turned by Apple every night" -- a bit of hyperbole, maybe, but then again, maybe not. In other newspapers-going-digital news, Murdoch also said that the WSJ would be heading to half a dozen or more other devices within a year, although he didn't name any specific devices.
I have no respect for Apple anymore.
@ashleythehottiest
what about Pear?
@seanGadget Is there a such thing?
@ashleythehottiest
Apple asked me to pass on their disappointment. They're "absolutely fucking devastated!"
@ashleythehottiest Hey Engadget! Where is our Android app? About time, aint it? Ahem, it's *March*
@ashleythehottiest
What is this WSJ? Is it important?
They should have digitalized newspapers long time ago! Much more trees would be saved..
@Drey
Apple paid engadget for app exclusivity,.. they will get sued if they release it for android
@Ken J
The WSJ: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wall_Street_Journal
They're (WSJ) owned by Newscorp which is owned by Murdoch, Murdoch is the DEVIL! Newscorp also owns Fox News.
@seanGadget
Thank you for proving to me, once again, that there are still stupid people in the world.
@Steve B
Damn. Of course, I just had to prove it to myself by replying to the wrong person.
@ashleythehottiest
That's unfortunate, because Apple lives and dies by what some blogtard thinks about them.
@ashleythehottiest me neither.apple just took many many steps backward.
@ashleythehottiest
Well what does one expect from unripened fruit.
@ashleythehottiest
The iPad is worth more than gold itself. After they lock it up, they post armed guards with assault rifles to protect it in order that it not fall into enemy hands.
As if the platform wasn't locked down enough already.
@Leindurstit
Yep, literally anybody can develop for it. That is super locked down.
Oh wait, no it isn't. That's the opposite of locked down.
@Jack
Go on then, try and develop an app that has the "Phone" app icon in it. See how quickly they will reject it because it's too similar to the iPhones OS.
This is amazing! a newpaper on an electronical device... the future is here.
@Beastage
Oh I just thought of something... isn't that statement a given considered the WSJ is available online and you can go online with the iPad?
@Beastage
They are about to block that too, because grampa dinosaur thinks the internet is bad. These two deserve each other. I'm sure they stroke each other in the night, whispering things like "flash is bad!", "search is the devil!" "If only we could fool a bunch of simpletons into thinking a restricted ecosystem was really all the internet they wanted.."
If Murdoch brings UK tabloid, The Sun to the iPad, will it get rejected because of the page 3 titties?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Page_Three (for those not in the know)
@ChazClout
Why would it?
Those apps didn't get rejected cos they showed some nudity. They got rejected cos there were 1000s of them, clogging up every category, all of them peddling the same crappy content. They got rejected cos they were all basically spam
@pukerocket
There was only one iWobble. That got removed and was hardly spam.
@ChazClout It was also hardly worth the disk space required to host it. I know the same can be said of 99% of the app store, but still. :D
@ChazClout Oops, the app was called Wobble iBoobs.
Point still stands.
@ChazClout
1? Haha, funny
@ChazClout Of course they could filter out page 3. I don't know many white van drivers will be leaving the iPad on the dashboard while they visit houses.
@d0mth0ma5 LOL...harsh!
If they keep the key beside the lock it won't be any trouble for a would be thief to steal it. Clearly they have yet to grasp the concept of security
Oh the irony..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R706isyDrqI
Um...hmmm....yeaaa?
Pardon my enthusiasm.
@Lord Vader
Nice name !
Perfect, content I don't want on a device I don't want, both because they are biased, uncooperative, and incomplete.
@wraith404
Yet, you still logged in to comment. Awesome.
Do you do this on every thread on the internet you're not interested in?
Or did you just post so you could get a bunch of replies in agreement and feel like you cultivated a little following? Yes, that's why you did it!
@pukerocket
I registered an opinion, that's what comments are for. I could care less who agrees.
@pukerocket Wouldn't you be the same as posting your complaining about? Your giving your opinion on his opinion in a sarcastic tone so fail to see how your relevant yourself but I see how you Fail...interesting.
@southern78
Can you post that in English please. It's pretty much the universal language of the internets.
Thanks
@pukerocket Ha! I look forward to more of your trolls in the future...they are fail on epic proportions but amusing the same..
Cheers ;-)
@wraith404 Wow, I've seen some sad losers on engadget, but you really take the biscuit. You must be really insecure to make such a pointless comment, are you that desperate for attention? I wish there was a way to filter out idiots like u.
iPad?
@TechGuru
Sorry, only Technical Guru's would know about the iPad...
Yay, soon the whole internet will be subscription based
@joelaf
Or rupert and steve will just die of organ failures, and the world will go on without them. I for one expect it will turn just the same.
@joelaf
Looks to heading that way.
Every site will just become a subscription app.
Sigh. The Internet is certainly a problem for newspapers, but newspaper owners aren't going to come up with the solution.
WSJ is coming to the iPad?!?!? OMFG, I simply MUST get one now!!!!
@sweet greggo
Stick to USA Today; maybe ask daddy if you can borrow his WSJ when you start to understand the big words
@pukerocket
oooo, good one. I have been bested by the best, obviously. I bow to you and your superior internet insulting skills.
@pukerocket Lol, you need to lighten up, man. ^^;