If ASUS is depressed, it is because the release of Gpad has completely suppressed the scenery and future of the upcoming netbook.

Well, for Apple, the release of Gpad is a blow to the head.

In 2000, the iPad was already an extremely important project within Apple, starting as a secret multi-touch project and under the careful protection of Steve Jobs.

In 2002, Apple's hardware development department had the first prototype of the iPad after mastering multi-touch technology, but the machine was heavy and the battery performance was too weak.

So Apple continues to improve touch technology, while the tablet plan is postponed indefinitely.

"Jonathan, are you sure that our iPad project didn't leak any picture information?" said Jobs, propped his hands on his desk.

Apple's iPad is a project promoted by British-born design director Jonathan Yves, and after seeing the Gpad released by the Tejas phone, Jobs' first reaction was: This is the iPad in my mind.

Immediately after, he wondered if his company's iPad project had leaked a lot of information, otherwise how could he find so many things on the Gpad that were similar to the iPad, but more mature.

In Jobs's eyes, the Gpad was an upgraded version of Apple's iPad project.

The screen and battery technologies that previously affected the launch of the iPad all happened to be addressed on the Gpad.

"Absolutely not, Steve, you know, I've always taken secrecy the most, and besides, I've put so much effort into the iPad project over the years, how could I let the iPad information leak out," Jonathan said categorically.

Jonathan can be said to be the father of the iPad, and he has put a lot of effort into this product. For example, in terms of exterior size, he customized more than 20 templates at the beginning, covering various sizes and screen ratios, trying to find the most suitable size for this product.

Jonathan understands that if the ultimate ambition of tablets is to replace paper in the hands of consumers in the office, education, and reading fields. You can set the size of your iPad to the size of a regular magazine or paper.

So, in the end, the team set the size of the iPad at 7 inches, which Jobs called a "golden size" that was neither too big nor too small.

The Gpad of the Radiance phone is also a direct reference to this size.

"It's hard to believe that the Gphone was so similar to our iPhone last time, and the iPad we are planning to do this time, it's hard to believe that it's all a coincidence," says Jobs.

"Now that the GPAD has been released, I think we're going to have to relaunch the shelved iPad project and try to launch it in the first half of next year," Jonathan said.

"Yes, you can continue to follow up on this project, and the whole company has the most trust in your design ability," Jobs said with emotion.

To the outside world, Jonathan is like one of Apple's secret weapons.

Jonathan and his team rarely attend industry events or award ceremonies, and Jonathan himself rarely appears in Silicon Valley socials.

At Apple's headquarters, Jonathan and his team's offices are not allowed to enter the office.

In fact, the first half of Jonathan's life was relatively ordinary.

Jonathan was born in London in 1967 and was raised by his father, who was greatly influenced by him.

Jonathan's childhood was a relaxed environment and a modest family. His father, Michael John Yves, was a silversmith, and his mother, Pamela Marie Ive, was a psychiatrist.

Later, Jonathan went to Sinford Foundation School and became an alumnus of the famous football star David Beckham.

After entering college, Jonathan did his promise to intern at the sponsor's company and designed a new fountain pen.

In his school life, he never showed any interest in computers. He was convinced that he didn't know anything about technology, and he was frustrated because it was clear that computers were showing their importance in all areas of life, and that there was a lot of momentum in the trend.

Eventually, near the end of his school life, Jonathan became attached to Apple.

In 1992, he moved to California to fulfill one of his dreams and become an Apple consultant.

Thanks to a plan: to assist in the development of Apple laptops - to make users easy to use, convenient, and beautiful.

This prompted him to design a series of new models for Apple.

And gradually became the most influential person for Apple's famous products.

In 1997, Steve Jobs returned to Apple and took back control. Jobs quickly began to restructure the company.

In the initial chaos, though, Jonathan barely survived.

At the time, Jobs slashed down more than 60 Apple products to just four, and traveled the world in search of a true superstar.

He has sent invitations to Sapa, the designer of IBM Thinkpad, as well as several prominent architects and automotive designers.

But when Jonathan's resume was turned back out of the dust, Jobs realized he had found the person he was looking for.

"He's inside Apple. ”

At that time, Jonathan, who had already packed his bags and was about to leave with his severance money, was left behind.

Since then, he has begun the second half of his brilliant life.

"The launch of Gphone and then Gpad are both strategic products that we have in mind for the future, and I think it is necessary for our company to recruit a few Celestial Empire students to study the actions of Radiant Phone and collect relevant intelligence to avoid being attacked by them again," Jonathan suggested to Jobs.

After entering the 21st century, the Celestial Empire began to spread international students all over the world, especially the United States.

As long as Apple is willing, it is not a problem to recruit as many Celestial Dynasty students as it wants.

After all, although the current Apple company is not as bullish as later generations, it is definitely a pivotal member of the American technology community.

It is difficult for many native-born white Americans to get in, let alone Celestial Empire students.

In the United States, as an international student, if you don't have a good job after graduating from college, then you will not get a green card nine times out of ten.

If you don't know when you leave the United States, the embassy officials will stop giving you visas, which will be interesting at that time.

"Your suggestion is very good, we used to despise this Celestial Empire company too much, thinking that they launched the Gphone just by chance, but once it was a coincidence, and the second time is not easy to say, I don't want to have a third time", Jobs said depressedly.

"I'm going to go to Stanford University tomorrow to recruit a few PhD students for internships, and after a period of observation, I'll decide on the candidates," Jonathan said.

Then, Jonathan and Jobs talked about how to cope with the rise of the glorious mobile phone, and just like that, the two good friends spent a day in depression.