Almost a year ago, Apple unveiled the iPad for the first time as the first distinctive tablet device to enter the market and launch a new classification in the world of computers and information technology, it is true that it was not the first tablet in history, but it was the first with its new concept of design, content and technology involved, and it was also the first In the unprecedented success it achieved in the global markets until it achieved the first places in the world in the best electronic device ever sold, despite the fact that many analysts and market observers and in the amount of rumors that preceded the announcement of the iPad predicted a catastrophic failure for it and even for every concept of tablets, but Apple had another opinion, as the iPad swept everyone, and sales forecasts indicate that in 2010 about 13.3 million devices were sold from it, which is a very fabulous number for a completely new product, and the surveys indicate that the iPad will be the most gifted ready on Christmas, so companies realize this The matter and everyone begins to imitate, as happened with the iPhone, and who knows, perhaps a copycat bypassing the creative!

 

 

Betty Cashmore is the site editor Mashbel On the occasion of this anniversary, the famous wrote an article in his column in CNN CNN We will review and discuss with him and with you the most important ideas, thoughts and milestones of this change, how we changed the iPad and changed the world in 2010:

1. The iPad is Apple itself for the second time In 2010, after changing it for the first time in 2007 with the iPhone, both times Apple invented and invented a new type of device for it and for the whole world, and it is no secret to you how great the risk is in inventing a new type of device. You do not know how people will accept it and I am not sure of Its success, however, exceeded all expectations, so expectations of failure came from many analysts, but even Apple took advantage of that. In last May, just a month after the launch of the iPad, Apple surpassed Microsoft to become the largest technology company in the world.

2. Apple has once again revived the tablet market And invented in another way this market after shy attempts by several companies - including Apple itself, through a device called Newton, and it did not achieve much success! - But everything changed after the advent of the iPad and the revival of the tablet market, for companies to enter it individually and in groups, and competing devices such as the Samsung Galaxy for example, and Apple remained the dominant one so far, according to financial analyzes and surveys.

3. A new renaissance of the publishing market: This market is dying, and we mean the print and paper publishing market, this market suddenly grabbed the straw of the iPad, which has become an imminent savior for it. Digital renaissance that will bring to publish electronically!

There is no doubt that the global trend and investment in content that has returned its signs again with the iPad through the giant and billionaire of the famous publishing Rupert Murdoch, who was very pleased with the iPad, and the New York Times immediately issued a copy on it, and news about a project affiliated with Murdoch was a newspaper dedicated to the iPad. A special editorial team works on it and is sold through it, as we have seen the famous magazine Wired in a distinct interactive version on the iPad, and in the Arab world, we recently watched the Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper with a special application on the iPad that allows you to browse for free for a month and then a monthly or daily subscription.

As for books, it has made many gains with the iPad, and we have seen the revival of its market and the market of publishers again, with a large trend of people, globally and in the Arab world, to read on the iPad, and they are very satisfied with that.

4. Changing web and website design trends: Here, the iPad has changed a lot, so in order for your site to be compatible with the screen, capabilities, and various creative technologies of the iPad, the site must be redesigned and a special version of it compatible with or dedicated to the iPad must be prepared - especially with no support for flash in the iPad - and it has become difficult to ignore the iPad And millions of preferred users to browse through it, the site's owners are the biggest loser from this neglect, so the interests of designers and developers have increased in the new technologies supported by the iPad, such as HTML 5, CSS 3, JavaScript, and others, and we have seen how a site like Twitter has creatively redesigned it to fit the iPad.

5. Triumph and promote the idea of ​​software store: There is no value for the iPad without its store, programs and applications provided through it, and we saw the importance of these programs a lot, especially in the fields of education, tools and entertainment through creative applications dedicated to the iPad that work independently or over the network, but some sites preferred to launch applications for their sites for the user to browse through them Instead of traditional browsing through the internet and its browsers. And still the tension and attraction ranges in the statistics between users' preference to browse the Internet and websites via browsers or via applications! what do you prefer?

In your opinion. Is the iPad really changed the technical market in 2010? Do you agree with these areas mentioned above in which he changed the iPad, and are there other areas?

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