Apple Execs Downright Giddy About The Tablet (For Them Anyway)

Yesterday, we noted that multiple sources have heard Steve Jobs refer to the soon-to-be-unveiled Apple Tablet as the "most important thing I've ever done." Today brought two statements out of Apple that are just about as close as you're ever going to get to a confirmation of that. In Apple's press release for its strong Q1 2010 earnings, Jobs said the following: "The new products we are planning to release this year are very strong, starting this week with a major new product that we’re really excited about." What's odd is that not only does Jobs (or anyone at Apple, for that matter) usually make no comments about as-yet unannounced products, but why would he do so in a release about the previous quarter's earnings — which have absolutely nothing to do with the tablet? He simply had no reason that he had to make that statement. I can only interpret that as he's just that excited about what he's going to unveil on Wednesday.