As of Saturday night, Israelis are able to bring iPads into the country. The Communications Ministry has apparently decided that the wifi system in the iPad is not a danger to the security channels, as apparently had been thought originally.

So what happened? How does a “security problem” magically turn into a non-issue? Perhaps it was the heavy and embarrassing media coverage; or maybe they realized that indeed, as I reported, several Apple products that are already sold here already contain the problematic Broadcom chip that was at the root of the problem.

Whatever – the bottom line is that what could have turned into a boon for Apple’s Israel importer, iDigital, will now be working to its disadvantage, because it’s likely to be months before Apple is ready to supply international markets with iPads. Now anyone who wants an iPad can either peg a friend to bring one in for them. Or, they can order one from Mustop, which can get the basic wifi model one for $660, with all taxes and shipping paid. Too bad for Chemi Peres, son of Shimon Peres and the head of iDigital!

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