It has now been a decade since the first iPad model was officially introduced by Steve Jobs – Happy Birthday.
On January 27, 2010, Apple founder Steve Jobs introduced a new product. It occupied the space between the iPhone and a MacBook. With the words "and we call it – the iPad," Jobs declared war on the then-popular netbooks – and successfully. Today, the tablet market is led by the iPad, and netbooks are a thing of the past. The first iPad featured an A4 processor with 256 MB of RAM. The device was available with 16, 32, and 64 GB of storage. While many observers expected a starting price of around $1,000, Apple pulled off a big surprise.
A suitable model for every application
The basic model could be purchased for just 500 US dollars. Overall, the first generation iPad lived up to general expectations, as there were already many rumors about Apple's next product innovation. It was more stable and robust and had a better resolution than many netbooks. But there was one point of criticism - the operating system. While many expected a macOS, the iPad was delivered with iPhoneOS. The advantage, however, was that around 140,000 applications were compatible with the tablet. Today there are a total of twelve different versions in different sizes for a wide range of applications. If the latest rumors are to be believed, Apple could continue the success story with a new iPad Pro generation as early as March of this year - so it remains exciting. (Photo by Bloomicon / Bigstockphoto)
