If true, then, the lack of tethering support on the iPad shouldn't exactly come as a surprise. And while Jobs didn't go into great detail about the iPad's other potential tethering possibilities -- whether the 3G-equipped model would be able to tether its data connection to a laptop or desktop, for example -- most of those scenarios seem like long shots coming from the dynamic duo of Apple and AT&T.

All in all, I think it's fairly safe to say there won't be an app for that.

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