From January 10, 2007: Apple officially kicks everyone’s ass
Bringing back my first take on the iPhone from launch day because 1) it’s glorious, and 2) my conclusion still informs my opinion on iPhone and iPad today… Oh, one more thing, anyone else look at this iPhone and see a small Tablet PC? Just upsize the hardware, software, and physical dimensions, and it turns into a Mac tablet with a multi-touch screen and phone capability. C'mon Apple, your foray into the tablet market is an expansion away. Yep, from day one, I saw iPhone as a tablet (which we now know is how it started ), and I called the expansion into what is the iPad. That’s important because I love tablets, and I know one when I see it. I’ve been a tablet enthusiast for 20 years, and my current tablet and primary device is my iPad Air 4. In my view, iPhone and iPad are the closest-to-perfect tablets for one- and two-handed use, respectively. Thus, I favor a smaller iPhone for one-handed use; I have no strong interest in Android because it was never driven by tablet design (and