iPad announcement: scorecard

The Apple "Come See Our Latest Creation" Announcement Exam Scorecard.

Section A: The Tablet. Maximum marks = 100m

1) Connectivity: GPS, 4G, and 802.11n (10m)

Award 2m for GPS. [Assisted GPS will do]

Award 2m for HSDPA/3G 

Award 4m for 802.11n

Total = 8/10

2) UI & Software: Multi-touch, OS X, App Store, Book Store, Interactive Books (30m)

Award 2m for Multi-touch

Award 4m for Book Store

Award 4m for interactive books / incorporation of videos/web technology in books. [via apps]

Award 1m for iPhone OS

Award 8m for App Store or SDK plans

Total = 19/30

3) Hardware: Screen, I/O, Internals & Externals (40m)

Award 2m for mic

Award 2m for 3.5mm headphone jack

Award 1m if 30-pin dock connector

Award 4m for capacity ≥32GB

Award 2m for LCD

Award 8m for ≥8 hours of standby battery life

Award 8m for PA Semi chip

Total=27/40

4) Availability and Pricing (16m)

Deduct 4m if only in the US

Award 3m if available before 31 March 2010

Award 8m if less than US$699 standalone

Total = 7/16

5) Design (4m)

Award 4m if it looks good/original; Deduct up to 10m if it looks anything like an enlarged iPhone. [-1m. It looks good, but it has the frontal shape of an iPhone]

Total = -1/4

Total for Section A = 60/100

Section B: iPhone OS 4.0. Maximum marks = 50m

Total for Section B = 0/50: no announcement.

Section C: Stars, products and ads. Maximum marks = 50m

Award 10m max, where 1m is earned for every developer or Apple guy who speaks during the keynote (including Jobs himself), whether through a video clip or in person [1Jobs+1Forstall+1Gameloft+1NYT+1Brushes+1EA+1MLB+1Schiller+1Ive+1Mansfield]=10m

Award 10m max, where 2m is earned for every ad played, and 1m for every feature non-ad video clip played (Btw, this includes every time they play a video loaded on their demo unit). [Up! trailer, Features video, Star Trek in Features Video]=3m

Award 30m max, where 10m is earned for every product that Apple refreshes in the keynote (Mac, iPhone hardware, iLife, Apple TV, whatever), and 3m is earned for every Mac product mentioned from this list: [iPod, MacBook, iWork]=9m

Total for Section C = 22/50

Overall= 60/100 + 0/50 +22/50 = 82/200 [41%] Ouch.

On the bright side, the Tablet scored 60%. Just get the international availability, and it might score higher.

AND WHERE'S MY iPHONE OS 3.2/4?!