Maybe so. The $499 starting price for the iPad is a very important part of its success. Another possibility is the iPad was in the pipeline before the iPhone 4

Maybe so. The $499 starting price for the iPad is a very important part of its success. Another possibility is the iPad was in the pipeline before the iPhone 4 was designed and it was simply too late to re-design the antenna and integrate a new radio chipset. If you're working with a 12 month release cycle a delay of an additional 3 or 4 months is unacceptable. At some point they had to commit to shipping something