There has never been a product like it before. No one else has ever made an iOS tablet like it. :)<p>It&#x27;s an admittedly nuanced statement, but not an outright falsehood.<p>I don&#x27;t think anyone in that room took it for anything else - they&#x27;ve all seen the Samsung and Microsoft tablets that inspired the Pro. Just like they were inspired by the original iPad, which was inspired by... which was inspired by... etc...