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Today Marks the 10th Anniversary of Steve Jobs Unveiling the iPad

Darth Tulhu said:
1. Legit mouse/Magic Trackpad support. Any kind of text editing on an iPad is still painful, and the mouse offers a level of precision that fingers simply do not have. It also seems hypocritical that Apple rages against the ergonomics of a touch-screen MacBook then gives us a keyboard stand for an iPad.
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I've mentioned the problem earlier: software for mouse/keyboard on a desk and software for handheld touch/stylus is best when designed differently. Microsoft crashed and burned with Windows 8/Metro when they tried to move to a single UI across desktop and mobile, so I can see why Apple might be nervous.

I had a pre-iPhone Windows Mobile phone that supported every interface under the sun - it had a slide-out keyboard, touchscreen, toothpick stylus, joystick, jog wheel and umpteen function buttons - and the big problem was that the software was optimised for none of them... I think one of the iPhone's successes was that it said to developers "make your apps work well with touch - end of story".

Mouse support could help with text editing but a lot of graphic/visually-oriented iOS apps are designed to work with touch and gestures, so you'd be continually switching from mouse to touch.

I think it would be best to focus the iPad on what iPad does best - which is touch/pencil and handheld with minimal text editing - and look to improved Mac/iPad interoperability for the rest. Maybe its generational - for those of us who used to lug around PowerBook G3 (or contemporary PC hardware), carrying an iPad and a MBP is nothing... Most Apple users I know have an iPhone, an iPad and a Mac and use each according to its strengths.

...and when the iPad Pro can dual boot Mac OS I might encumber it with a keyboard case...
 
theluggage said:
I've mentioned the problem earlier: software for mouse/keyboard on a desk and software for handheld touch/stylus is best when designed differently. Microsoft crashed and burned with Windows 8/Metro when they tried to move to a single UI across desktop and mobile, so I can see why Apple might be nervous.

I had a pre-iPhone Windows Mobile phone that supported every interface under the sun - it had a slide-out keyboard, touchscreen, toothpick stylus, joystick, jog wheel and umpteen function buttons - and the big problem was that the software was optimised for none of them... I think one of the iPhone's successes was that it said to developers "make your apps work well with touch - end of story".

Mouse support could help with text editing but a lot of graphic/visually-oriented iOS apps are designed to work with touch and gestures, so you'd be continually switching from mouse to touch.

I think it would be best to focus the iPad on what iPad does best - which is touch/pencil and handheld with minimal text editing - and look to improved Mac/iPad interoperability for the rest. Maybe its generational - for those of us who used to lug around PowerBook G3 (or contemporary PC hardware), carrying an iPad and a MBP is nothing... Most Apple users I know have an iPhone, an iPad and a Mac and use each according to its strengths.

...and when the iPad Pro can dual boot Mac OS I might encumber it with a keyboard case...
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I agree. It used to be that people wanted everything on one device for convenience. But, with Cloud storage and integrated Apps, it really is not a compelling advantage. You can buy a basic iPad 7 on sale for $250, so cost is not a huge factor. Portability? The combined weight of my 2019 MBA plus iPad 7 is 3.75 lbs.....not a Big deal for most people. My kids took a plastic MacBook to middle school everyday that weight more than that.
 
I bought the very first cellular ipad 10 years ago with the unlimited data plan from AT&T for $29 a month...and 10 years later i am still grandfathered in. I have transfered it to every new ipad i’ve gotten since. Even the first gen ipad that wasnt that thin or light by todays ipad standards was a lot lighter than the macbooks 10yrs ago, plus they had cellular. So i started carrying it around instead of my heavy laptop. That was the beginning of me slowly replacing my laptop with an ipad. Now i dont even own a laptop. I edit all my photos in affinity photo & my videos in luma fusion.
 
That was such a HUGE turning point for me. Up to that time I had been constantly tinkering with Windows tablets, man those things were terrible pre 2013. I still wanted Windows on a tablet so tinkered around with remote desktop on an ipad and it worked halfway decently. Definitely tied me over until some of the Atom Windows tablets and then the surface pro tablets starting being released. Regardless of which anyone would prefer you still have to credit Jobs for pushing the entire tablet market into an awesome direction.
 
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Today marks the 10th anniversary of Steve Jobs unveiling the iPad at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. It was one of the last major products that he unveiled before his death in 2011.

Jobs argued that there was room for a new device category between the smartphone and the laptop, but only if that device was superior at some tasks. He then introduced the iPad as exactly that, referring to it as a "magical and revolutionary device" for browsing the web, reading and sending email, viewing photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading ebooks, and more.

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"iPad is our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price," said Jobs. "iPad creates and defines an entirely new category of devices that will connect users with their apps and content in a much more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before."

The original iPad featured a 9.7-inch display, a single-core Apple A4 processor, up to 64GB of storage, 256MB of RAM, an advertised 10 hours of battery life, Bluetooth 2.1, a 30-pin dock connector, and a headphone jack. Wi-Fi-only models started at $499 in the United States, while models with both Wi-Fi and 3G cellular connectivity started at $629. Notably, the original iPad lacked cameras.


At only 0.5 inches thick and weighing just 1.5 pounds, Apple said the iPad was thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook at the time.

Apple released the iPad on April 3, 2010 and, one day later, the company announced that it had already sold over 300,000 iPads. When unveiling the iPad 2 in March 2011, Jobs gave an update on this figure, revealing that Apple sold nearly 15 million iPads during its first nine months of availability.

Over the last decade, a new generation of the iPad has been released every year, with several new features and design changes along the way. We've recapped some of the bigger milestones in the device's history below:
  • March 2011 -- iPad 2: 33% thinner, up to 15% lighter, dual-core Apple A5 processor, front and rear cameras, and new white color option
  • March 2012 -- Third-generation iPad: Retina display, 4G LTE, Apple A5X processor, and 1080p video recording
  • October 2012 -- Fourth-generation iPad: Lightning connector and Apple A6X processor
  • October 2012 -- iPad mini: 7.9-inch display
  • October 2013 -- iPad Air: 64-bit Apple A7 processor, 20% thinner and 28% lighter than the fourth-generation iPad, and slimmer bezels
  • October 2014 -- iPad Air 2: Touch ID, fully-laminated Retina display, and Apple A8X processor
  • September 2015 -- iPad Pro: 12.9-inch Retina display, Apple Pencil and Smart Keyboard support, Apple A9X processor, and four speakers
  • March 2017 -- Fifth-generation iPad: $329 starting price with 9.7-inch Retina display and Apple A9 processor
  • June 2017 -- Second-generation iPad Pro: ProMotion refresh rate of up to 120Hz, Apple A10X Fusion chip, and slimmer bezels
  • March 2018 -- Sixth-generation iPad: $329 starting price with Apple Pencil support and Apple A10 processor
  • October 2018 -- Third-generation iPad Pro: Major redesign with slimmer bezels, Face ID, USB-C connector, Apple A12X Bionic processor, up to 1TB of storage, and second-generation Apple Pencil support
  • September 2019 -- Seventh-generation iPad: 10.2-inch Retina display and full-sized Smart Keyboard support
Looking ahead, rumors suggest that Apple will refresh its iPad Pro lineup as early as March. A key new feature is expected to be a triple-lens rear camera system with advanced 3D sensing for augmented reality.

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I still remember people making fun of the "iPad" name. People are copying, and not making fun now.
 
Hands down my favorite Apple device. Took me until iPad 4 to get one, but I was hooked from there on. Bought the parents each an Air 2 and it almost entirely killed their need for a desktop (and me playing tech support!).
 
theluggage said:
I've mentioned the problem earlier: software for mouse/keyboard on a desk and software for handheld touch/stylus is best when designed differently. Microsoft crashed and burned with Windows 8/Metro when they tried to move to a single UI across desktop and mobile, so I can see why Apple might be nervous.

I had a pre-iPhone Windows Mobile phone that supported every interface under the sun - it had a slide-out keyboard, touchscreen, toothpick stylus, joystick, jog wheel and umpteen function buttons - and the big problem was that the software was optimised for none of them... I think one of the iPhone's successes was that it said to developers "make your apps work well with touch - end of story".

Mouse support could help with text editing but a lot of graphic/visually-oriented iOS apps are designed to work with touch and gestures, so you'd be continually switching from mouse to touch.

I think it would be best to focus the iPad on what iPad does best - which is touch/pencil and handheld with minimal text editing - and look to improved Mac/iPad interoperability for the rest. Maybe its generational - for those of us who used to lug around PowerBook G3 (or contemporary PC hardware), carrying an iPad and a MBP is nothing... Most Apple users I know have an iPhone, an iPad and a Mac and use each according to its strengths.

...and when the iPad Pro can dual boot Mac OS I might encumber it with a keyboard case...
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Thing is, the mouse support could be done on Apple's side. They already did it, albeit somewhat clumsily, with the current accessibility implementation.

But I also agree this is low on the priority list, given the iPad's current position in Apple's lineup.

However, without robust text-editing capabilities the iPad will remain a sidecar to the Mac. Which I'm guessing is Apple's plan to begin with.

I really don't think the problem is that they can't do it.
 
I miss that log slice wallpaper ....
If anyone can link me to it, I'd appreciate it 'cause I can't find it.
And I miss my original perfectly working iPad,
it was stolen then replaced by an iPad 2.
But most of all, I MISS STEVE. 😢
The vibe given off in this video is long gone from Apple now ....
 
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Abazigal said:
I remember getting my first iPad (the iPad 3) back in 2012. It has its flaws, but I soon saw its potential for teaching in the classroom. Toss in an Apple TV and I was mirroring my iPad to the projector screen. Then went iPad mini, 9.7” iPad Pro and now 11” iPad Pro. In the meanwhile, the Apple TV gained peer-to-peer AirPlay (negating the need for a wireless network), the iPad gained the Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil, while iOS got split-screen and PIP.

Meanwhile, I would discover this awesome blog about a writer and his never-ending quest to get as much work done on his iPad as possible, and it has been a treasure trove of information on how to get more functionality out of your iPad.

And throughout all this, the iPad has never lost sight of what I liked about it - a giant touchscreen. It remains the ideal package of portability, ease of use and battery life.

It’s been one heck of a journey.
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I had the same first iPad. And then the same mini 2.

Where great devices. I then went the original 12.9 with keyboard and pencil and it basically replaced my MacBook.

Now I have the “iPad” (with pencil support) from a few years ago as I don’t use it for work anymore.
 
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Sadly, a third of the screen failed on my first iPad, so now it is just laying in a cupboard somewhere.
i loved the super think grippy, rubbery apple case it came with. I know many don't like it, but for me it was great!
My biggest with gen1 was the lack of multi tasking. This was solved with jalibreak, and enabling virtual memory. It actually became useful then (to me!).
Now using a 1st gen iPad Pro. Not much I'd change with this one!
 
iPadCary said:
I miss that log slice wallpaper ....
If anyone can link me to it, I'd appreciate it 'cause I can't find it.
And I miss my original perfectly working iPad,
it was stolen then replaced by an iPad 2.
But most of all, I MISS STEVE. 😢
The vibe given off in this video is long gone from Apple now ....
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I’ve said it before. Steve cared about the product and was proud to show it off.

Now it’s just. “We’ve prepared a video”
 
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I've still got my original 32mb iPad 1. I recently dug it out and installed an old version of Kindle on it (had to use a Cydia hack to get the store to install it; the cloud reader will also work, I found out later) and it works great. I spent a good two days with it, discovering workarounds for things like browsing, YouTube, ebook and PDF viewing, and accessing my Subsonic server with it. I also played a few games that I still had on it, scrolled through Flipboard (which still works) and watched a little Netflix (which also still works; about the only streaming service that does for now). It still has its uses, but owning a 2017 iPad, back on the shelf it went after those two days.
 
Michael Scrip said:
It's funny to think about all those supposed "iPad Killers" over the years.

JooJoo tablet, HP TouchPad, BlackBerry PlayBook... it was an interesting few years in the beginning.

Then it ended up mirroring the smartphone market with only two surviving platforms... iOS and Android.

BTW... I've been watching old reviews of those "other" tablets and it's crazy that "has Flash" was one of their biggest selling points back then.

How times have changed!
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HP TouchPad really was a fantastic device. It’s UI and multitasking was far better. I was happy to get one, and during its time with support, it was far better than iPad. Shame WebOS died.
 
The mini was my introduction to iPad. It still works well and my kids use it with their Osmo learning games.

I have the 2018 model and it works great for playing easy games and movie watching while on road trips.
 
Hardware is decent since it's ARM afterall but held back by toy iPadOS. A $50 Raspberry Pi 4 running Linux is more useful than my iPads.
 
The iPad is what brought me back to Apple. Have had most models over the past 10 years and use it every day.
 
Hrududu said:
HP TouchPad really was a fantastic device. It’s UI and multitasking was far better. I was happy to get one, and during its time with support, it was far better than iPad. Shame WebOS died.
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Yes it was a fantastic device. However... it was cancelled 49 days after release.

But here we are with the iPad 10 years later!

That's what I was talking about... :p
 
Gasu E. said:
It depends on how "tablet" is defined. In your (unnamed) source, it undoubtedly includes (non-Fire) Kindles, and possibly phablets.
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Every quarter we get reports like this from analysts regarding tablets: LINK

We also get reports of PCs: LINK

We've all seen these, correct? They come every three months... like clockwork.

But it the context of the comment I was replying to... I don't see Microsoft on any of those charts... and he has since edited his post.
 
My 64 gig ipad 2 is semi-retired, shoved to the corner by an ipad 7th gen, bought at about $270. It's not the latest in tech, but it's all I want/need. Since I bought it, my spouse dug out her ipad 2 and is starting to use it instead of her SP4 to do work, while watching TV. May end up getting a new ipad mini for her.
 
This reminds me of Gary Dell'Abate's (aka "Gadget Gary") review on Geraldo's show, calling it "a bit of a stumble...." LOL

(warning: language at the end of the video....Gary was not pleased he was being made fun of).

BABA BOOEY!
 
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