<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
(	O
)	O
(	O
retrospectively	O
referred	O
to	O
unofficially	O
as	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
1	I-Operating_System
,	O
or	O
original	B-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
)	O
is	O
a	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
designed	O
and	O
marketed	O
by	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
as	O
the	O
first	O
device	O
in	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
lineup	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
computers	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
device	O
features	O
an	O
Apple	O
A4	O
SoC	B-Architecture
,	O
a	O
touchscreen	B-Device
display	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
on	O
certain	O
variants	O
,	O
the	O
capability	O
of	O
accessing	O
cellular	O
networks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Using	O
the	O
iOS	B-Application
operating	O
system	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
can	O
play	O
music	O
,	O
send	O
and	O
receive	O
email	O
and	O
browse	B-Application
the	I-Application
web	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
functions	O
,	O
which	O
include	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
play	O
games	O
and	O
access	O
references	O
,	O
GPS	B-Application
navigation	I-Application
software	I-Application
and	O
social	O
network	O
services	O
can	O
be	O
enabled	O
by	O
downloading	O
apps	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
variant	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
,	O
followed	O
by	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
3G	B-Architecture
"	O
variant	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Reviewers	O
praised	O
the	O
device	O
for	O
its	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
capabilities	O
and	O
labeled	O
it	O
as	O
a	O
competitor	O
to	O
laptops	O
and	O
netbooks	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
aspects	O
were	O
criticized	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
closed	O
nature	O
of	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
and	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
multimedia	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
first	O
80	O
days	O
,	O
3	O
million	O
iPads	B-Operating_System
were	O
sold	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	O
,	O
Apple	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
15	O
million	O
iPads	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
March	O
2	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
generation	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
following	O
Apple	O
's	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Remaining	O
stock	O
of	O
the	O
first	B-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
were	O
temporarily	O
available	O
from	O
Apple	O
at	O
reduced	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
's	O
first	O
tablet	B-Device
computer	I-Device
was	O
the	O
Newton	B-Device
MessagePad	I-Device
100	O
,	O
introduced	O
in	O
1993	O
,	O
which	O
led	O
to	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
ARM6	B-Architecture
processor	O
core	O
with	O
Acorn	O
Computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
also	O
developed	O
a	O
prototype	O
PowerBook	O
Duo-based	O
tablet	B-Device
,	O
the	O
PenLite	O
,	O
but	O
decided	O
not	O
to	O
sell	O
it	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
avoid	O
hurting	O
MessagePad	B-Device
sales	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
released	O
several	O
more	O
Newton-based	O
PDAs	O
;	O
the	O
final	O
one	O
,	O
the	O
MessagePad	B-Device
2100	I-Device
,	O
was	O
discontinued	O
in	O
1998	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
reentered	O
the	O
mobile-computing	O
market	O
in	O
2007	O
with	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Smaller	O
than	O
the	O
(	O
not	O
yet	O
announced	O
)	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
and	O
featuring	O
a	O
camera	O
and	O
mobile	O
capabilities	O
,	O
it	O
pioneered	O
the	O
multitouch	B-Application
finger-sensitive	O
touchscreen	B-Device
interface	I-Device
of	O
Apple	O
's	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
operating	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
late	O
2009	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
release	O
had	O
been	O
rumored	O
for	O
several	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Such	O
speculation	O
mostly	O
talked	O
about	O
"	O
Apple	O
's	O
tablet	B-Device
"	O
;	O
specific	O
names	O
included	O
iTablet	B-Device
and	O
iSlate	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
actual	O
name	O
is	O
reportedly	O
an	O
homage	O
to	O
the	O
Star	O
Trek	O
PADD	O
,	O
a	O
fictional	O
device	O
very	O
similar	O
in	O
appearance	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
was	O
announced	O
on	O
January	O
27	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
by	O
Jobs	O
at	O
an	O
Apple	O
press	O
conference	O
at	O
the	O
Yerba	O
Buena	O
Center	O
for	O
the	O
Arts	O
in	O
San	O
Francisco	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Jobs	O
later	O
said	O
that	O
Apple	O
began	O
developing	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
before	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
temporarily	O
shelved	O
the	O
effort	O
upon	O
realizing	O
that	O
its	O
ideas	O
would	O
work	O
just	O
as	O
well	O
in	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
internal	O
codename	O
was	O
K48	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
revealed	O
in	O
the	O
court	O
case	O
surrounding	O
leaking	O
of	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
information	O
before	O
launch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
began	O
taking	O
pre-orders	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
from	O
US	O
customers	O
on	O
March	O
12	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
only	O
major	O
change	O
to	O
the	O
device	O
between	O
its	O
announcement	O
and	O
being	O
available	O
to	O
pre-order	O
was	O
the	O
change	O
of	O
the	O
behavior	O
of	O
the	O
side	O
switch	O
from	O
sound	O
muting	O
to	O
that	O
of	O
a	O
screen	B-Device
rotation	O
lock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wi-Fi	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
went	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
on	O
April	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wi-Fi	O
+3G	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
April	O
30	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
3G	B-Architecture
service	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
in	O
the	O
United	O
States	O
is	O
provided	O
by	O
AT&T	O
and	O
was	O
initially	O
sold	O
with	O
2	O
prepaid	O
contract-free	O
data	O
plan	O
options	O
:	O
1	O
for	O
unlimited	O
data	O
and	O
the	O
other	O
for	O
250MB	O
per	O
month	O
at	O
1/2	O
the	O
price	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
plans	O
are	O
activated	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
itself	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
cancelled	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
was	O
initially	O
only	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
on	O
Apple	O
's	O
online	O
store	O
and	O
its	O
retail	O
locations	O
;	O
it	O
has	O
since	O
become	O
available	O
through	O
retailers	O
including	O
Amazon	O
,	O
Walmart	O
,	O
and	O
network	O
operators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
was	O
launched	O
in	O
countries	O
including	O
Australia	O
,	O
Canada	O
,	O
France	O
,	O
Germany	O
,	O
Japan	O
and	O
the	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
on	O
May	O
28	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
released	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
in	O
Hong	O
Kong	O
,	O
Ireland	O
,	O
Mexico	O
,	O
New	O
Zealand	O
and	O
Singapore	O
on	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Israel	O
briefly	O
prohibited	O
importation	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
because	O
of	O
concerns	O
that	O
its	O
Wi-Fi	O
might	O
interfere	O
with	O
other	O
devices	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
17	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
was	O
officially	O
launched	O
in	O
Mainland	O
China	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
originally	O
shipped	O
with	O
IPhone	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
3.2	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
September	O
1	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
would	O
get	O
iOS	O
4.2	O
by	O
November	O
2010	O
;	O
to	O
fulfill	O
this	O
,	O
Apple	O
released	O
IOS	O
4.2.1	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
on	O
November	O
22	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
comes	O
with	O
several	O
applications	O
,	O
including	O
Safari	O
,	O
Mail	O
,	O
Photos	O
,	O
Video	O
,	O
IPod	B-Device
,	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
Store	I-Operating_System
,	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
Maps	O
,	O
Notes	O
,	O
Calendar	O
,	O
and	O
Contacts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
are	O
improved	O
versions	O
of	O
applications	O
developed	O
for	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
or	O
Mac	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
syncs	O
with	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
on	O
a	O
Mac	B-Device
or	O
Windows	B-Application
PC	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
ported	O
its	O
iWork	B-Application
suite	O
from	O
the	O
Mac	B-Device
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
sells	O
pared-down	O
versions	O
of	O
Pages	B-Application
,	O
Numbers	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Keynote	B-Protocol
apps	B-Application
in	O
the	O
App	B-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
is	O
n't	O
designed	O
to	O
replace	O
a	O
mobile	O
phone	O
,	O
a	O
user	O
can	O
use	O
a	O
wired	O
headset	O
or	O
the	O
built-in	O
speaker	O
and	O
microphone	O
to	O
place	O
phone	O
calls	O
over	O
Wi-Fi	O
or	O
3G	B-Architecture
using	O
a	O
VoIP	B-Application
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
,	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
5	I-Operating_System
was	O
released	O
to	O
various	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
devices	I-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
was	O
downloadable	O
through	O
iTunes	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
update	O
was	O
reported	O
to	O
contain	O
hundreds	O
of	O
new	O
features	O
and	O
tweaks	O
,	O
including	O
Twitter	B-Application
integration	O
,	O
Notification	O
Center	O
and	O
iMessage	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
send	O
messages	O
or	O
multimedia	O
files	O
to	O
other	O
users	O
on	O
iOS	B-Application
or	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
operating	O
system	O
for	O
Apple	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
iCloud	B-Application
,	O
an	O
iOS	B-Application
app	I-Application
and	O
Apple-provided	O
internet	O
storage	O
service	O
which	O
allows	O
users	O
to	O
sync	O
and	O
backup	O
their	O
user	O
data	O
and	O
settings	O
to/from	O
other	O
devices	O
,	O
was	O
also	O
made	O
available	O
through	O
this	O
update	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
June	O
11	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
announced	O
that	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
would	O
not	O
be	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
,	O
making	O
IOS	B-Operating_System
5.1.1	I-Operating_System
the	O
final	O
operating	O
system	O
officially	O
available	O
for	O
the	O
device	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first-generation	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
features	O
an	O
Apple	O
A4	O
SoC	B-Architecture
,	O
which	O
comprises	O
a	O
1GHz	O
processor	O
,	O
256MB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
and	O
a	O
PowerVR	B-Device
SGX535	O
GPU	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
four	O
physical	O
switches	O
on	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
,	O
including	O
a	O
home	O
button	O
near	O
the	O
display	O
that	O
returns	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
the	O
main	O
menu	O
,	O
and	O
three	O
plastic	O
physical	O
switches	O
on	O
the	O
sides	O
:	O
wake/sleep	O
and	O
volume	O
up/down	O
,	O
plus	O
a	O
software-controlled	O
switch	O
whose	O
function	O
has	O
changed	O
with	O
software	O
updates	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Originally	O
the	O
switch	O
locked	O
the	O
screen	B-Device
to	O
its	O
current	O
orientation	O
,	O
but	O
iOS	O
4.2	O
changed	O
it	O
to	O
a	O
mute	O
switch	O
,	O
moving	O
the	O
rotation	O
lock	O
function	O
to	O
an	O
onscreen	O
menu	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
iOS	B-Operating_System
4.3	I-Operating_System
update	O
,	O
a	O
setting	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
allow	O
the	O
user	O
to	O
specify	O
whether	O
the	O
side	O
switch	O
was	O
used	O
for	O
rotation	O
lock	O
or	O
mute	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
successors	O
,	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
has	O
no	O
cameras	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
touchscreen	B-Device
display	O
is	O
a	O
1,024	O
by	O
768	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
,	O
liquid	B-Device
crystal	I-Device
display	I-Device
(	O
diagonal	O
)	O
,	O
with	O
fingerprint	O
-	O
and	O
scratch-resistant	O
glass	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
of	O
the	O
device	O
's	O
screen	B-Device
dimensions	O
and	O
resolution	O
,	O
the	O
screen	B-Device
has	O
a	O
pixel	B-Algorithm
density	I-Algorithm
of	O
132ppi	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
display	O
responds	O
to	O
other	O
sensors	O
:	O
an	O
ambient	O
light	O
sensor	O
to	O
adjust	O
screen	B-Device
brightness	O
and	O
a	O
3-axis	O
accelerometer	O
to	O
sense	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
orientation	O
and	O
switch	O
between	O
portrait	O
and	O
landscape	O
modes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Operating_System
and	O
iPod	B-Device
Touch	I-Device
's	O
built-in	O
applications	O
,	O
which	O
work	O
in	O
3	O
orientations	O
(	O
portrait	O
,	O
landscape-left	O
and	O
landscape-right	O
)	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
built-in	O
applications	O
support	O
screen	B-Device
rotation	O
in	O
all	O
four	O
orientations	O
,	O
including	O
upside-down	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
was	O
equipped	O
with	O
16GB	O
,	O
32GB	O
,	O
or	O
64GB	O
(	O
1GB	O
=	O
1billion	O
bytes	O
)	O
of	O
solid-state	O
(	O
flash	O
)	O
storage	O
for	O
program	O
and	O
data	O
storage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Furthermore	O
,	O
the	O
device	O
was	O
available	O
with	O
two	O
connectivity	O
options	O
:	O
Wi-Fi	O
only	O
or	O
Wi-Fi	O
and	O
3G	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
its	O
successors	O
,	O
the	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
3G	B-Architecture
variant	O
of	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
could	O
only	O
support	O
carriers	O
that	O
utilized	O
GSM/UMTS	O
standards	O
and	O
was	O
not	O
compatible	O
with	O
CDMA	B-Protocol
networks	O
;	O
however	O
,	O
like	O
its	O
successors	O
,	O
assisted	O
GPS	O
services	O
are	O
supported	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
was	O
also	O
available	O
on	O
all	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
weight	O
of	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
varied	O
,	O
dependent	O
upon	O
the	O
connectivity	O
options	O
chosen	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Wi-Fi	O
only	O
variant	O
weighs	O
whereas	O
the	O
variant	O
with	O
Wi-Fi	O
+	O
3G	B-Architecture
weighs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
offers	O
several	O
iPad	B-Device
accessories	I-Device
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
are	O
adapters	O
for	O
the	O
proprietary	O
30-pin	O
dock	O
connector	O
,	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
only	O
port	O
besides	O
the	O
headphone	O
jack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dock	O
holds	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
upright	O
at	O
an	O
angle	O
,	O
and	O
has	O
a	O
dock	O
connector	O
and	O
audio	O
line-out	O
port	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Each	O
generation	O
of	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
requires	O
a	O
corresponding	O
dock	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
dock	O
that	O
included	O
a	O
physical	O
keyboard	O
was	O
only	O
supported	O
for	O
the	O
original	B-Operating_System
iPad	I-Operating_System
,	O
but	O
all	O
generations	O
are	O
compatible	O
with	O
Bluetooth	B-Protocol
keyboards	O
that	O
also	O
work	O
with	O
Macs	B-Device
and	O
PCs	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
can	O
be	O
charged	O
with	O
a	O
10	O
W	O
standalone	O
power	O
adapter	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
also	O
compatible	O
with	O
iPods	B-Device
and	O
iPhones	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Walt	O
Mossberg	O
(	O
of	O
The	O
Wall	O
Street	O
Journal	O
)	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
It	O
's	O
about	O
the	O
software	O
,	O
stupid	O
"	O
,	O
meaning	O
hardware	O
features	O
and	O
build	O
are	O
less	O
important	O
to	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
success	O
than	O
software	O
and	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
his	O
first	O
impressions	O
of	O
which	O
were	O
largely	O
positive	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Others	O
,	O
including	O
PC	O
Advisor	O
and	O
the	O
Sydney	O
Morning	O
Herald	O
,	O
wrote	O
that	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
would	O
also	O
compete	O
with	O
proliferating	O
netbooks	B-Device
,	O
most	O
of	O
which	O
use	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
contrast	O
,	O
some	O
sources	O
,	O
including	O
the	O
BBC	O
,	O
criticized	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
for	O
being	O
a	O
closed	O
system	O
and	O
mentioned	O
that	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
faces	O
competition	O
from	O
Android-based	O
tablets	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
at	O
the	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
first-generation	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
launch	O
,	O
Yahoo	O
!	O
</s>
<s>
News	O
noted	O
that	O
the	O
Android	B-Application
tablet	B-Device
OS	O
,	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
Honeycomb	O
"	O
,	O
was	O
not	O
open	O
source	O
and	O
has	O
fewer	O
apps	B-Application
available	O
for	O
it	O
than	O
for	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
,	O
;	O
although	O
later	O
Google	B-Application
released	O
the	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
Honeycomb	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Independent	O
criticized	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
for	O
not	O
being	O
as	O
readable	O
in	O
bright	O
light	O
as	O
paper	O
but	O
praised	O
it	O
for	O
being	O
able	O
to	O
store	O
large	O
quantities	O
of	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
its	O
UK	O
release	O
,	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
said	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
lack	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
support	O
was	O
"	O
annoying	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
was	O
selected	O
by	O
Time	O
magazine	O
as	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
50	O
Best	O
Inventions	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
2010	O
,	O
while	O
Popular	O
Science	O
chose	O
it	O
as	O
the	O
top	O
gadget	O
behind	O
the	O
overall	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
What	O
's	O
New	O
2010	O
"	O
winner	O
Groasis	O
Waterboxx	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
300,000	O
iPads	B-Operating_System
were	O
sold	O
on	O
their	O
first	O
day	O
of	O
availability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
May	O
3	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Apple	O
had	O
sold	O
a	O
million	O
iPads	B-Operating_System
;	O
this	O
was	O
just	O
half	O
the	O
time	O
it	O
took	O
Apple	O
to	O
sell	O
the	O
same	O
number	O
of	O
original	O
iPhones	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
During	O
the	O
financial	O
conference	O
call	O
on	O
October	O
18	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
Steve	O
Jobs	O
announced	O
that	O
Apple	O
had	O
sold	O
more	O
iPads	B-Operating_System
than	O
Macs	B-Device
for	O
the	O
fiscal	O
quarter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
total	O
,	O
Apple	O
sold	O
more	O
than	O
15	O
million	O
first-generation	O
iPads	B-Operating_System
prior	O
to	O
the	O
launch	O
of	O
the	O
iPad2	B-Operating_System
–	O
more	O
than	O
all	O
other	O
tablet	B-Device
PCs	I-Device
combined	O
since	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
release	O
,	O
and	O
reaching	O
75%	O
of	O
tablet	B-Device
PC	I-Device
sales	O
at	O
the	O
end	O
of	O
2010	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
CNET	O
criticized	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
for	O
its	O
apparent	O
lack	O
of	O
wireless	O
sync	O
,	O
which	O
other	O
portable	O
devices	O
such	O
as	O
Microsoft	O
's	O
Zune	B-Library
have	O
had	O
for	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
years	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
former	O
section	O
,	O
he	O
notes	O
that	O
a	O
laptop	O
offers	O
more	O
features	O
for	O
a	O
cheaper	O
price	O
than	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
Magazine	O
's	O
Tim	O
Gideon	O
wrote	O
,	O
"	O
you	O
have	O
yourself	O
a	O
winner	O
"	O
that	O
"	O
will	O
undoubtedly	O
be	O
a	O
driving	O
force	O
in	O
shaping	O
the	O
emerging	O
tablet	B-Device
landscape.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Michael	O
Arrington	O
of	O
TechCrunch	O
said	O
,	O
"	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
beats	O
even	O
my	O
most	O
optimistic	O
expectations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PC	O
World	O
criticized	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
file	O
sharing	O
and	O
printing	O
abilities	O
,	O
and	O
ArsTechnica	O
critically	O
noted	O
that	O
sharing	O
files	O
with	O
a	O
computer	O
is	O
"	O
one	O
of	O
our	O
least	O
favorite	O
parts	O
of	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
experience.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
lack	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
support	O
was	O
criticized	O
with	O
The	O
Daily	O
Telegraph	O
saying	O
that	O
the	O
iPad	B-Operating_System
's	O
lack	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Flash	I-Operating_System
support	O
was	O
"	O
annoying.	O
"	O
</s>
