Prior to the Wednesday event, a lot of people were falling over themselves to declare the new iPad a failure before it was even announced. In other words, it was business as usual.

It's quite a feat, writing a review of something you haven't seen, but that doesn't stop some people. In this dog-eat-dog world of Internet publishing, expectations are high. Almost as high as the people writing the stories.

Still, this has been going on for a while. If you recall, people were declaring the iPhone a complete failure before it was announced, too. When you have no self respect and do not garner the respect of others, well, why not? Nothing to lose, really.

Now, when the Macalope said "people" were declaring the new iPad a failure, that was sort of a half-truth. Because one of these "pundits" was Rob Enderle and, if we're being technical, Rob is actually some kind of mold.