It's official: iPad now the all-time fastest-selling gadget
For those of us who are Apple fanatics, we've had a feeling that the iPad was popular. Whether it's seeing the devices pop out all over the plane on an airline flight, or having to give hundreds of demos of the iPad on a cruise ship, it's apparent that Apple's tablet is still a hot item.Now it's officially the fastest-selling tech device in history. According to Bernstein Research financial analyst Colin McGranahan, the iPad has now sold an estimate 8.5 million units and is a "runaway success of unprecedented proportion." In an article in Information Week, writer Paul McDougall also notes that the iPad is starting to have a measurable effect on PC sales. A recent research study by NPD found that 13% of iPad users would have purchased a PC if they hadn't been able to buy an iPad.
Coupled with the recent start of iPad sales at U.S. mega-retailers Target and Walmart, the device is sure to break many more records over the holiday buying season.
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For those of us who are Apple fanatics, we've had a feeling that the iPad was popular. Whether it's seeing the devices pop out all over the...
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Love my iPad!
love it so much, I write about it often, and think that i can revolutionize healthcare!
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Also love my Crucial Case, love it so much, we're giving away 5!
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See my personal, internal debate to justify the $500-$800 price tag
http://www.thenerdynurse.com/2010/08/to-ipad-or-not-to-ipad-that-is-question.html
www.TheNerdyNurse.com
What is cost to use AFTER purchase of the Ipod?
October 16 2010 at 1:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Replydidnt the iphone 4 sell more than 1.5 million in its first weekend?... and it took the ipad a month to sell 1 million?
October 12 2010 at 1:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyNot even the fastest, according to Wikipedia - according to them, the Wii sold over 9 million units in its first 6 months
October 12 2010 at 1:32 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOfficial?! No they are not. ALL these numbers are industry analysts guesses. Till Apple comes out and says their sales, we can't know for sure.
October 12 2010 at 1:27 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyPlease get it straight … it is not the best selling but the FASTEST selling gadget on the market.
There is a big difference.
I've seen a total of 4 in Stockholm, Sweden. (Two at our office.) However, they must abound since the other day I saw a magazine (Seen here: http://macworld.idg.se/polopoly_fs/1.343070!image/imageTypeSelector/localImage/3816912967.jpg), in Swedish, entirely dedicated to the iPad. That in itself should say something.
October 12 2010 at 1:17 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI neglected to mention that they don't even sell them in Sweden.
October 12 2010 at 1:19 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyWhat's wrong with me, I still don't want one :-(
October 12 2010 at 1:13 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyMy wife and I recently sold our 2 HP laptops that were about a year old and bought 2 iPads. Love the instant on feature. Great for reading the news at breakfast. Glad to see that a few other people feel the same--8.5 million, wow!
October 12 2010 at 1:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyFastest-selling. Meaning, most units sold in a given timeframe, and one can assume that it is since the launch of the iPad on April 3rd (US), compared to unit sales of any other gadget within the same timeframe (just over 6 months). Not most units ever over the lifespan of a product.
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