David Trlica This year marks an incredible 10 years since Steve Jobs introduced the first iPad. At first, few people believed in the "iPhone with a large display". But as we already know today, the iPad quickly became one of the company's most important products. In addition to its success, the iPad is also associated with many interesting anecdotes and facts that are not well known. In today's article, you will find exactly ten of them.
The iPad originally competed with netbooks
Since 2007, cheap netbooks started to appear on the market, which were ideal for basic office work and surfing the Internet. Apple employees also talked about the possibility of creating their own netbook. However, lead designer Jony Ive wanted to create something different and instead created a thin, light tablet.
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Steve Jobs didn't like tablets
At first, Steve Jobs wasn't exactly a fan of tablets. In 2003, he said in an interview that Apple had no plans to make a tablet. The first reason was that people wanted a keyboard. The second reason is that tablets at the time were for rich people with lots of other computers and devices. In a few years, however, technology has moved on, and even Steve Jobs changed his opinion on tablets.
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Jaromir Miko The iPad could have a stand and mounts
Apple experimented with different sizes, designs and functions when developing the iPad. For example, there was also a stand directly on the body of the tablet or handles for a better grip. The problem with the stand was solved in the second generation of iPad, when the magnetic cover was introduced.
The iPad had a better sales start than the iPhone
The iPhone is without a doubt Apple's "superstar". While "only" 350 million iPads have been sold so far, the iPhone will soon exceed 2 billion. However, the iPad had a much more successful debut. During the first day, 300 thousand units were sold. Apple boasted about the first million iPads sold in the first month. Apple sold a million iPhones "up to" in 74 days.
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Amaya Toman iPad jailbreak has been available since day one
Jailbreak of iOS system is not so widespread nowadays. Ten years ago it was different. It was especially well received when the new product was "broken in" on the first day. The Jailbreak was provided by a Twitter user with the nickname MuscleNerd. You can still view both the photo and the original tweet today.
http://is.gd/beaVL initial porting of "Spirit" jailbreak by @comex that iPad
- Ⓜ MuscleNerd (@MuscleNerd) April 4, 2010
The short lifespan of the iPad 3
The third generation iPad did not stay on the market for long. Apple introduced the successor less than 221 days after the iPad 3 went on sale. And to make matters worse, it was the first generation with a lightning connector. Owners of the 3rd generation soon also saw a reduction in the range of accessories, as the older iPad still used a 30-pin connector.
The first generation iPad did not have a camera
By the time the first iPad was released, phones already had front and back cameras. It may come as a surprise to some that the first iPad didn't even have a front-facing camera for FaceTime. The second generation iPad corrected this deficiency. And that both on the front and on the back.
26 million pieces in 3 months
The first fiscal quarter is important for a large number of companies, including Apple. It also includes the Christmas holidays, i.e. the time when people spend the most. 2014 was a special year for Apple in that within three months the company sold 26 million iPads. And that's mainly thanks to the launch of the iPad Air. Today, however, Apple sells an average of 10 to 13 million iPads during the same period.
Jony Ive sent one of the first iPads to Gervais
Ricky Gervais is a well-known British actor, comedian and presenter. At the time of the release of the first iPad, he was working at XFM radio, where he even boasted that he received the tablet directly from Jony Ive. The comedian immediately used the iPad for one of his jokes and took a shot at his colleague live.
Steve Jobs' kids didn't use an iPad
In 2010, journalist Nick Bilton had a conversation with Steve Jobs about an article criticizing the iPad. After Jobs had cooled down, Bilton asked him what his kids thought of the then-new iPad. Jobs replied that they hadn't tried it yet because they were limiting technology in the home. This was later confirmed by Walter Isaacson, who wrote Jobs' biography. "Every night at dinner we discussed books and history and stuff," Isaacson said. "No one ever pulled out an iPad or a computer," he added.
