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Posted: Jul 10, 2023
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Apple's release of the iPad was a groundbreaking moment in the tech industry, or at least Apple initially hoped so. The tablet was aimed to fit in between a smartphone's smaller footprint and having to lug a larger laptop around. However, numerous people and critics wondered whether people would need another device, arguing that the phone or laptop could do what the tablet would do, rendering it pointless. Many called it a disappointment or underwhelming.

There were enough doubters that it even saddened Apple CEO Steve Jobs on launch day. However, from the moment it hit shelves, consumers were hooked. When sales numbers were released months later, it showed overwhelming success, selling over 1 million units within a month.

Today, the iPad has expanded to multiple versions and is still selling like hotcakes. Since its launch, other companies have released their own tablets. The iPad became yet another successful Apple product that captured the hearts and minds of millions while it was initially second-guessed.

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I kind of got depressed today. It knocks you back a bit.

Steve Jobs
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  • Steve Jobs was ‘annoyed and depressed’ over initial reaction to iPad launch

    Walter Isaacson's authorized biography of Steve Jobs has leaked additional details about how Apple's co-founder felt about the populist, disdainful attacks on the products his teams worked to produce, noting in particular the launch of last year's iPad.

  • Apple Sells 1 Million iPads

    IPad reached the sales milestone far quicker than the company's iPhone, which took nearly three months to sell 1 million

  • Think The iPad Sucks? Here's How We Bashed The iPod, Too

    First came the name-bashing (iMaxipad, iTampon, and so on) and just hours after its unveiling, 'iPad a disappointment' became a trending topic on Google search

  • Apple iPad Reviews: The Critics Weigh In

    Gizmodo, quite simply, hated it. In a very long, multi-person take, Engadget was kinda “meh.” ZDNet, like many, urged caution. And the editors here at PC World teetered toward the negative in multiple editorial takes.

  • The Apple iPad: First Impressions

    Now, though, it looks like Apple really has created something new. Criticisms of “Like a laptop” and “a big iPod Touch” don’t really do justice to the possibilities.

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