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He obviously meant that most of Apple's product line is less than 3 years old. The iPad, per se, did not exist three years ago, though of course the concept of
by jfarmer 16y ago
He obviously meant that most of Apple's product line is less than 3 years old. The iPad, per se, did not exist three years ago, though of course the concept of a tablet computer is decades old.
- Herring 16y ago>the concept of a tablet computer is decades old And it's been dead in the water the whole time. There were many failed attempts at flying machines before the Wright brothes.
- pyre 16y agoTrue, but I think the people saying things like "Apple didn't invent..." are about spaces like the smartphone market, or the mp3 player market (or even selling mp3s online). While many might describe the iPad as "just a larger iPhone," I think that it's different enough from other tablet offerings to give Apple some amount of credit.
- brudgers 16y agoThere were flying machines before the Wright brothers, i.e. balloons. Likewise there are modestly successful tablets which predate the iPad such as the Fujitsu Stylistic series.
- jonhendry 16y agoI believe a distinction was made between lighter-than-air craft like balloons, and heavier-than-air craft like planes and helicopters and gliders.