Apple may pursue an uncharacteristic strategy of building awareness of the iPad in advance, a rumor maintains tonight. Insiders, and supposedly the manager of a southern California Apple store, claim that retail staff will get to see the iPad themselves on March 10th, about two weeks before Apple's late March release window. The Examiner also insists TV ads would also start airing earlier than usual, on March 15th; with notable exceptions Apple normally waits until a device is on the verge of release or already available to start its marketing.
