Since the untimely demise of Steve Jobs, little details about the inner workings of the most successful computer company in the world have been coming out in dribs and drabs. Among some of the most interesting tidbits is just how much different the iPad turned out to be than what the company originally expected. As we all know, Apple eventually decided on a 9.7” screen for the iPad, but when the device was in the development stage there were literally dozens of different sizes and aspect ratios being tossed around.
In Steve Jobs’ recently released biography, there is talk about how Jobs and Jonathan Ive finally arrived at the size and aspect ratio they did.
“They had twenty models — all rounded rectangles, of course — in slightly varying sizes and aspect ratios. Ive laid them out on a table in the design studio, and in the afternoon, they would lift the velvet cloth hiding them and play with them. That’s how we nailed what the screen size was,” Ive said in the book.
This particular way of figuring out the perfect size is also most likely how the rumors of a 7-inch screen were able to surface. Most likely, the 7-inch screen was one of the choices (perhaps one of the finalists) for the design. Someone saw Jobs and Ive playing with the prototype and assumed that it was the “next” iPad.
People also forget that when the iPad was first launched, it was met with quite a few critical comments. Jobs reportedly received 800 emails on launch day, with the vast majority being negative.
iPad News Via: macrumors.com
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