There's no doubt that in its five years of existence Apple's iPad has revolutionised personal computing. It just hasn't revolutionised mine. I really did think it would, but it hasn't. In fact, I hardly ever use it any more. Everyone wanted one. But how many people still actually use it that much? I was an early iPad adopter, and even upgraded to version 3 (can't remember why, though). But my iPad lies mostly unused in the tech drawer at home - with the wired headphones, Apple TV and viper's nest of USB cables and adaptors. When the iPad was born my daughter was approaching three, and ripe for the many apps that soon begged to be downloaded. She was an eager user, and I followed suit, downloading apps and playing games with her. But over time she asked for the iPad less and less, preferring, as I do, the convenience of the iPhone, which is more likely to be around or indeed charged.
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