Five years since the iPad first shipped in the U.S. on April 3, we look back on Apple’s achievement with a product that is now used by heads of state.

Excitement

There was a lot of excitement on launch.

Apple boss Steve Jobs got to mention the Wall Street Journal during the event: “The last time there was this much excitement on a tablet there were commandments on it,” the WSJ wrote. Jobs also observed: “Apple is now the largest mobile devices company in the world,” comparing it with Nokia, Samsung and Sony.

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