[markdown]

> Apple could have released the iPad first but they waited to teach the market what it was with the iPhone first.

Amazing. They had both products in mind, considered them both, and thought that it would be best to lead with the iPhone, aye? And Steve told you this, did he?

[shirro]

Jobs has been quoted saying the concept for the iPad came first and there have been pictures come out in the Samsung case showing a prototype from 2002. The iPhone likely did help establish the market for the iPad which would have been a niche device otherwise.

[GHFigs]

http://bgr.com/2012/07/18/ipad-prototype-photos-court-docume...

“My recollection of first seeing it is very hazy, but it was, I’m guessing, some time between 2002 and 2004,” Ive testified. “I remember seeing this and perhaps models similar to this when we were first exploring tablet designs that ultimately became the iPad.”

[ricardobeat]

In addition to the already mentioned quotes and biography, Apple had nearly 30 years of research in the space [1]; you've probably heard of the (failed) Newton. At some point in 200x, they decided to try one more time, this time as a smartphone. It kind of worked.

[1] http://blogs.wundrbooks.com/apple-their-tablet-computer-hist...

[timcederman]

It was mentioned in his biography and other places.

[matznerd]

This is well known...