iPad & iPhone User - USA (2020-02)

The App Store and iWork saved the iPad from being ‘just a big

iPhone’. Jason Snell reports

I

t’s hard to believe that    27   January marked the tenth

anniversary of the announcement of the iPad. As

impressive as that first iPad was in terms of hardware,

a decade later it’s clear that the iPad succeeded

because of Apple’s focus on native iPad apps from the

very first day.

Sit down and lean back

If you go back and watch Steve Jobs’s keynote

introducing the iPad, you’ll see the brilliance of Apple’s

iPad at 10: Why apps

made the iPad a success

TheAppStoreandiWorksavedtheiPadfrombeing‘justabig

iPhone’.Jason Snell reports

I

t’shardtobelievethat 27 Januarymarkedthetenth

anniversaryoftheannouncementoftheiPad.As

impressiveasthatfirstiPadwasintermsofhardware,

adecadelaterit’sclearthattheiPadsucceeded

becauseofApple’sfocusonnativeiPadappsfromthe

veryfirstday.

Sitdownandleanback

IfyougobackandwatchSteveJobs’skeynote

introducingtheiPad,you’llseethebrillianceofApple’s

iPad at 10: Why apps

made the iPad a success