I still remember the Blackberry tablet add 'And it has flash to play games' I completely except consumers not to have a vision for the future but giant tech companies?
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Today Marks the 10th Anniversary of Steve Jobs Unveiling the iPad
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I still remember the Blackberry tablet add 'And it has flash to play games' I completely except consumers not to have a vision for the future but giant tech companies?
I remember getting the first iPad, I had to wait a few weeks as it was out of stock. As soon as I opened the box my friend said ‘what do you do with it’ and I said ‘I don’t know’.. sold it a few months later.
10 years later they have come on leaps and bounds. I’m waiting for the new iPad Pro’s to launch go get a new one. Hoping for Oled & the new IPhone 11 Pro green colour.
10 years later they have come on leaps and bounds. I’m waiting for the new iPad Pro’s to launch go get a new one. Hoping for Oled & the new IPhone 11 Pro green colour.
The technology in the iPad Pro is incredible, but it's still gimped by a lacklustre OS.
iPadOS should have happened years ago, so how long will it take for the iPad to be able to finally show it's potential? It's still nowhere near being the PC replacement that Apple told us it was 10 years ago.
I hope iPadOS 14 is a giant leap forward rather than the traditional incremental baby steps Apple usually takes with a 'major' update.
10 years on and the iPad still hasn't got out of first gear.
iPadOS should have happened years ago, so how long will it take for the iPad to be able to finally show it's potential? It's still nowhere near being the PC replacement that Apple told us it was 10 years ago.
I hope iPadOS 14 is a giant leap forward rather than the traditional incremental baby steps Apple usually takes with a 'major' update.
10 years on and the iPad still hasn't got out of first gear.
the iPad Pro‘s are beasts indeed, and every reviewer agreed that the only thing holding it back is the OS. Maybe Apple is afraid that the iPad Pro might cannibalize the (sales of the) MacBook Pro’s?
The iPad is not where Apple is expensive, when it was unveiled people were expecting 999 and it came at 499, and now you can get an entry level iPad for much less. Sure, things change when you look at a maxed out iPad Pro, but that's not a toy for the kids or a Facebook machine for grandma anymore.
Wow. I remember seeing the keynote and all the fuss and making fun of the name...iPad.
Watched this on my iPad Pro 11" and throughout the 10 years, I somehow became the gift giver of iPads to my family and extended family regardless if it was a new one or a hand me down.
Everyone enjoys an iPad.
iPad Air is the iPad that really took off.
Watched this on my iPad Pro 11" and throughout the 10 years, I somehow became the gift giver of iPads to my family and extended family regardless if it was a new one or a hand me down.
Everyone enjoys an iPad.
iPad Air is the iPad that really took off.
I respectfully disagree. The hardware in the current iPad Pro devices is truly insane. The fact it's possible to port a desktop-class app (I'm referring to Affinity Photo) and pretty much have the desktop experience on a mobile device is far beyond what I expected from the iPad.
I remember back then seeing posts like, "Why don't you just get an Etch-a-Sketch? And it doesn't have to be recharged several times a day!"
I have to admit, I did wonder if there was a market for this thing when it first came out. I thought notebooks/netbooks would still be a lot more popular than the iPad would be. But after all these years, it has proven to be a very popular item still. Heck, I got a 3rd generation one and I still use it!
And in a way, I kinda feel bad for Microsoft. They had been trying for years to get a tablet that ran Windows that people would buy. And then the iPad came out and Apple hit a home run with it. And the Windows platform is still playing catch up.
I have to admit, I did wonder if there was a market for this thing when it first came out. I thought notebooks/netbooks would still be a lot more popular than the iPad would be. But after all these years, it has proven to be a very popular item still. Heck, I got a 3rd generation one and I still use it!
And in a way, I kinda feel bad for Microsoft. They had been trying for years to get a tablet that ran Windows that people would buy. And then the iPad came out and Apple hit a home run with it. And the Windows platform is still playing catch up.
People who claim that just don't know much about technology IMO. We have I *think* 35 (maybe more) enterprise apps at work written specifically for iPads. They're far more practical to lug around where our users use them than a laptop, the battery lasts all day, and they're much cheaper to replace should one get broken.
For me personally, I use mine all the time to do work on when traveling if I don't want to lug my laptop around. The only reason I take my laptop traveling over my iPad is if I need to do coding.
No doubt about it, the software and hardware designers at apple had a huge influence on the tablet market, steve just agreed that what they did was great, and presented it. If you think anything else..then.. wow....
I agree with this, it's insane how powerful the 2018 iPad Pro's are. It makes me wonder what they are going to do for this years iPad Pro's? will they get even faster
I have a completely different experience. I regularly use my 2018 12.9 Pro when on the road. It is my meeting notebook; a great device for reviewing and updating documents; and can be used to run two windows at the same time in a usable way, especially when paired with a good physical keyboard.
It isn’t a full replacement for my laptop, but that is more due to limits the app developers apply rather than any fundamental limit within iPadOS or the hardware. If Microsoft made their iOS apps feature-matched to the desktop apps then I could ditch the laptop completely.
Now, I know that there will be people who are coders or have other needs that there is no app available to do what they do. That’s cool, the iPad isn’t going to replace their laptop or desktop. But for many people it will do everything they need.
Faster silicone from the A13 (or whatever the next-gen iPhone has) for better battery life and performance. I also believe that more RAM would allow for further desktop-class "pro" apps to move to the platform (my thinking there is that 4GB isn't a lot in a laptop in 2020).I agree with this, it's insane how powerful the 2018 iPad Pro's are. It makes me wonder what they are going to do for this years iPad Pro's? will they get even faster
From a web developer standpoint, I'd also love the ability to run unsigned code (like say PHP or Python) on the device, but I know there are numerous security reasons for that not being allowed up to now. Hopefully there can be a middle ground somewhere.
And 10 years later, today, I carry around a 13" iPad Pro as a replacement for my laptop for nearly a year. It's come a long way.
It's not a toy. It's just a different class of computing device that is better at some things and worse at others.
The "its just a giant iPhone that can't make calls" brigade just hadn't sat down and thought what you could do with a giant iPhone without needing to make calls.
I browsed this thread on my iPad sitting in a comfy chair. To reply, I fired up my iMac, because selecting and quoting bits of text, typing and editing text on an iPad is like kicking a dead whale along a beach. Yes, you can do it which is great if you're on the road and don't want to lug a full laptop (and if you're just jotting text without editing or revising it, its not so bad), but given the choice...
...it was a superficially sensible decision given the huge amount of Flash games and other rich internet content out there at the time. What few people realised was how much of that was barely usable on a tablet due to the small screen and touch-only interface - ranging from the buttons/icons simply being too small to some drag/drop logic simply not working with touch (limited processing power didn't help). Even today I don't think many people really "get" the different affordances of multitouch vs. Keyboard/mouse/pointer.
The inconvenient truth that Apple "got" was that tablets and phones need custom-designed apps, not warmed-over desktop apps.
Somehow, though, Android has managed to produce a credible competitor to iPhone, but Android tablets are relegated to the bargain bucket or subsidised Amazon cash-register market - though they're perfectly good as an armchair web-browser.
(* Edit: I retract the above brainfart about market share - but I'd say it was the most heavily-promoted pro - i.e. aimed at content creation rather than consumption - tablet other than the iPad)
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It also still had Apple's 30-pin iPod connector, made obsolete just a few years later. I'm still amazed at how sleek the original seemed back then, compared with anything else on the market. Now, thanks to Apple's obsession with slimness, it seems a bit chunky. I still get a kick out of Steve's response during the demo, when he went to the NY Times website and Flash content wouldn't appear.
And they didn’t learn their lesson about wireless partners when it launched exclusively on AT&T. It hadn’t even shipped and they canceled the wireless plan they promoted as being flat-rate, unlimited-data, and contract-free. The biggest selling point for many of us was the ability to add data when needed and before it even got delivered their partner undermined them. The worst part about the iPhone was the network and twice Apple had a revolutionary product in spite of AT&T.
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The Surface Pro also has a multitouch on-screen keyboard and Apple also charges extra for a keyboard.
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I too felt bery sad seeing how frail Steve Jobs looked ... and when he sat down I thought ... I think I've seen this before. Yes ... yes I have but it was missing something ....
AI - Siri yet more advanced.
in 1984 it was called ... 'The Navigator'!
Apple incubated this concept until the technology was just right.
Best iPad ever made that is still supported to this day, with no known issues and at the same price points as the original iPad.
Bought one for my dad for around $299 on sale (32GB). Still use it today; albeit, I might get a Pro if one is released in Mar. The 32GBs is just a little too little for my useage.
Yes, but the iPad is running an OS designed from the ground up for multitouch tablets and has a huge range of designed-for-touch apps that really don't need a keyboard.
The Surface Pro is running full Windows, which offers an unassailably huge choice of software, but the majority of that is designed for laptop/desktop use with a mouse and keyboard. MS have struggled to get their mobile app store off the ground, and a big part of the whole Windows 8 debacle was their attempt to produce a single, one-size-fits-all UI for PC and mobile.
I think the main reason why Microsoft has failed to make much impression on the mobile market is that their market dominance in personal computing has come to rely entirely on legacy software and user familiarity (look at the recent wailing and gnashing of teeth over the end-of-life of the 10 year-old Windows 7). Unfortunately, on mobile devices, legacy and familiarity give you a UI that you need a toothpick stylus to operate and 30 minutes of battery life. MS didn't get that message and were continually trying to deliver something called "Windows" on mobile.
My experience with the iPad was that, a few years ago, I bought a keyboard case for my iPad then, a few months later, wondered why I wasn't using my iPad any more - for my purposes it turned a device with its own unique uses into a particularly badly-designed laptop.
Wait a minute...
After Apple... the tablet market leaders are Samsung, Huawei, Amazon, etc.
But even if you're talking about general PC laptops and 2-in-1 machines... Microsoft is still nowhere near the top of the list among Lenovo, HP, Dell, etc.
So I'm genuinely curious how you think Microsoft Surface has any sort of significant market share...
I agree with the rest of your comment though.