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iPad at 10: Why apps made the iPad a success

It’s hard to believe that January 27 marked the tenth anniversary of the announcement of the iPad. As impressive as that first iPad was in terms of hardware, a decade later it’s clear that the iPad succeeded because of Apple’s focus on native iPad apps from the very first day.

SIT DOWN AND LEAN BACK

If you go back and introducing the iPad, you’ll see the brilliance of Apple’s roll-out strategy. To start it all off, there’s a big comfy chair on stage, something you never see at

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