The Apple iPad turns one year old today. The first day the iPad was available was April 3, 2010. That was the day that I had the Wi-Fi only model in my hands. It wasn’t until near the end of April 2010 that I finally got a hold of the Wi-Fi + 3G model. My life and the life of countless others hasn’t been the same since.
The iPad was met with some skepticism when it was announced in early 2010. The “magical and revolutionary” device was ridiculed, laughed about, and even mocked. People cried about it and the impact it would have on their businesses and Adobe cried about it. However, all that ended when people and developers got one in their hands.
Initial reviews like the one from Cult of Mac’s very own Leander Kahney were very positive and even first impressions were good. People loved it so much one of them even wrapped it in chocolate — only to give it away again to someone they loved.
The iPad proved itself again and again finding niche and mainstream applications for it at home and at work. The iPad may very well be the most popular Apple computing device in this decade. Although the iPhone may give it a run for its money. We’ll see. Maybe there will be a tie for that title.
The introduction of the iPad 2 last month will keep the iPad juggernaut moving along well into the 21st century. Frankly I cannot wait to see what Apple comes up with next!
Happy Birthday iPad! Congrats Apple.
David W. Martin has more than 20 years of experience in the industry as a programmer, systems and business analyst, author, and consultant. David has written for CNET’s iPhoneatlas.com, MacLife.com, CultofMac.com, BYTE.com and recently for aNewDoman.net. He comes to Cult of Mac’s website with deep knowledge and passion for the all things Apple. Follow David on Twitter @david_w_martin or see what he’s up to now at davidwmartin.com.
5 responses to “Happy First Birthday iPad!”
do you guys have any spares out there in cult of mac :D id love one.
I waited for iPad2 and now we have one. I stumblied into an article by Jesus Diaz about a paradigm shift that is taking place. He cited the impact that Photoshop, and Sketch from Auto desk are having in the graphics world. This article in in Gizmodo, with some interesting links. Yes, there is something magical about the iPad and the new world of multitouch operations. It is so natural, so EZ and so effective. I thorough enjoyed the article called “The Chair” by John Gruber of DaringFireball. Steve Jobs sat in “The Chair” when he introduced the truly personal computer, called iPad. We like to lounge and it fits into that position perfectly. The screen is gorgeous and the second generation model is faster… it is EZr to hold as well. Yes, it is indeed magical.