Chapter 1. Welcome to the Paradigm Shift

Unless you've been living under a rock, you're well aware that the new darling in Apple's product line is the iPad, a thin, touchscreen tablet that aims to revolutionize mobile computing and portable media consumption. The iPad was undoubtedly one of the most heavily rumored, hyped, and anticipated product launches in recent memory... at least since Apple's introduction of the original iPhone in 2007.

One major difference here is that the first iPhone model did not include an App Store. It wasn't until a little more than a year later that Apple launched the iTunes App Store, with only 500 native apps from third-party developers. Fast-forward to 2010, and you'll find more than 200,000 apps in the App Store. ...

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