An interesting parallel is to look at the advent of the tablet. The Tablet PC was launched in 2001, whereas the Apple iPad was released in April, 2010.<p>By 2003, it was easy to look at Microsoft&#x27;s Tablet PC and describe it as an &quot;abject failure&quot; - similar to the way this article describes laptops. The reasoning was slightly different but quite similar - both the original laptops and the original Tablet PC were clunky and unsuited to the user&#x27;s lifestyle.<p>TL;DR - User-centered design is a key to building successful products.<p>More context: <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.computerworld.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2471642&#x2F;mobile-apps&#x2F;microsoft-released-its-first-tablet-10-years-ago--so-why-did-apple-win-with-the-ipad-.html" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.computerworld.com&#x2F;article&#x2F;2471642&#x2F;mobile-apps&#x2F;mic...</a>