That's a good way to get "thinner" out the door in a hurry. Take out the battery?

I think pre-announcing tablets at this point in time is a clever thing to do, it makes sure that nearly every article talking about iPads or tablets in general will mention that comparable products from Samsung are coming very soon.

But June 8 release date. I think they'll pre-release these to folks at Google I/O in May (at least the 8.9" model) and we'll see lots of happy developers.

Are you suggesting that the final product won't be that thin?

This isn't Duke Nukem Forever -- doesn't Samsung have a pretty good reputation for shipping?

Followup: Engadget writes today "Pocket-Lint has heard that the UK won't actually get the new thin version, although we're guessing that could always change in the future. As for the thicker 8.9-inch model pictured above, Samsung was making it quite clear at its booth that it wasn't planning to release that product to the public." http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/25/samsungs-original-galaxy-...