iPad and Steve Jobs

Steve Jobs saw the iPhone as a big step forward for Apple but he wanted more, a lot more.  He wanted to create a device that could replace the personal computer, a device he helped create and revolutionize, and instead put in place one of these. iPad keynote speech He wanted to create a device that could do several tasks better than a laptop could and as you can see he had some mighty high goals to reach if he wanted a better device to browse the internet with or compose an email than a laptop.  He wanted a device that could play music better than the iPhone.  These are high goals for the iPad to try to live up to.  As far as working with ebooks and as a video player it hits the mark 100%, because you don't have all those programs going on that can interrupt your video while you watch it and as an ereader nothing beats being able to touch the screen and turn the page yourself.  The belief that you can replace a laptop with an iPad falls short in reality, because the touch screen that makes a great ereader makes it difficult to type on the virtual keyboard and you must proof read constantly.  The idea is hard to contend with though as Apple sold several iPads and have gone on to release two more iterations thus far.