iPad haters’ initial complaints seem ridiculous 5 years on

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iPad haters’ initial complaints seem ridiculous 5 years on

Five years ago today, Steve Jobs introduced the iPad. A giant screen with one button, the iPad represented possibly the purest distillation of Jobs’ tech dreams. Yet at the time it was met with derision. “I got about 800 messages in the last 24<span class="ellipsis">…</span><div class="read-more">Read more ›</div><!-- end of .read-more --><img width='1' height='1' src='http://cultofmac.com.feedsportal.com/c/33797/f/606249/s/42c09418/sc/28/mf.gif' border='0'/><br clear='all'/>

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