Report: Initial iPad demand greater than iPhone's

I call BS on this post.

This lame device entered the market with fewer hardware features than the most current iPad Touches and iPhones have.

This article is just another example of the media (probably through Apple Inc's influence) manipulating public opinion.

No one is really interested in the iPad. Apple and it's media whores are selling this piece of junk by using advertising and hype exclusively - more you hear about it and the more people reflect it in a positive light, means the better you think of the product. The iPad won't be worth a crap until it meets the iPhone's hardware specs and beats its price - as long as it excludes cell phone functionality.

I own a 3GS iPhone (and 5 Mac Minis, and a MacBook, and an iMac); I am a huge Apple fan, but the initial release of the iPad is a complete failure. I'll wait 6 to 12 months until Apple fulfills the promise of a "magical and revolutionary" product.

Apple is repeating the same hype as the original iPhone release. It's nothing more than a huge promise of what is to come. Buy now, regret later - is what I learned from the initial iPhone release. (Anyone recall paying $200 more for the same phone that other's bought 2 months later?)

I am a huge Apple fan. But I don't give a F&^% how they (Apple's stock holders) do in their stocks, bonds, monthly earnings, etc. I give a S&^# about what I pay and the value of my dollar.

The iPad's value is S%%^$ to me at the moment.

I am definitely waiting to test out the ipad though it's really a matter of capacity. 32 or 64gb. I'd even push my upgrading my macbook pro so i can get my Ipad. I'd love an iphone but not on At&t. and though i want 3g, i'd consider going edge if t-mo supplies a micro sim, which i'm sure it will. and, if 4g iphone is At&t, then again no iphone for me, which is a shame because it's such a sexy and brilliant device. but with At&t it's such a drag.... such a drag. at&t is such a drag. i hope apple people see this. i now they line your pockets with the best of agreements, but they're sucha DRAG. Plz. give us another option.

This is a silly comparison. The iPhone is a known quantity with established capabilities and performance. The iPad is arguably a tweaked, larger version, so people have a better idea of what to expect. When the iPhone came out, it only had Apple hype to precede it. I suppose 'consultants' need to find a way to justify their existence.

This whole survey seems to be a tempest in a teapot.

There are two big differences that I see between the iPad launch and the original iPhone launch. The first is definitely the price. The iPhone's initial price was extremely hard to swallow. This led to Apple axing $200 off the price. Secondly, the original iPhone didn't have the juggernaut known as the App Store behind it.

The iPad has both of these behind it out of the gate; attractive pricing and the App Store.

Wasn't the original iPhone $599 and $699, respectively, at launch? and then went down to $599 and $499 a few months later? So, what I'm saying is, is that cost is a factor, but not to be compared to when the iPhone was first released.

i can see this happening. almost everyone has had their hands on an iPhone or iPod Touch and envision it's use as a mobile platform. i doubt these demand estimates will translate to initial sales though.

i'm holding off of buying a 4th Gen iPhone if the iPad better suites my needs...

I bought my iPhone legally and officially contract free in the U.S. It's still locked to AT&T and it was very expensive. But it is completely contract free.

Also, you can buy officially contract free AND officially carrier unlocked iPhones in the U.S. Buy.com sells them. They are even more expensive, sure, but you can do it.