This is totally incredible and beyond expectation, that such device is sold 3 millions unit in 80 days. Speechless.. This is not software gentlemen, if you try to compare that figure with the number of sales it’s fiercest rival has got (ehhm, you know which one). I’m not sure if there is ever other device sold with that amount in such as short period of time, if there is, please enlighten me ok.
iPad still not reach its full potential and it’s availability is limited to certain countries only. I’m still iPad-less and so does most people that I know. There is possibility that people like myself and around me to get this one if it is reach our shore sometime in future, I mean officially through Apple, not from ‘grey importer’ who later sell it ridiculously expensive. So you see here, there are still a lot of prospect buyers out there waiting for iPad, who did not get it because of the price, but because the unavailability of the iPad itself. So do you own math if iPad is available all over the world.
Press Release
Apple Sells Three Million iPads in 80 Days
CUPERTINO, California—June 22, 2010—Apple® today announced that it sold its three millionth iPad™ yesterday, just 80 days after its introduction in the US. iPad is a revolutionary and magical product that allows users to connect with their apps, content and the Internet in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before.
“People are loving iPad as it becomes a part of their daily lives,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’re working hard to get this magical product into the hands of even more people around the world, including those in nine more countries next month.”
Developers have created over 11,000 exciting new apps for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch™ user interface, large screen and high-quality graphics. iPad will run almost all of the more than 225,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone® or iPod touch®.
Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.*
*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.
Apple ignited the personal computer revolution with the Apple II, then reinvented the personal computer with the Macintosh. Apple continues to lead the industry with its award-winning computers, OS X operating system, and iLife, iWork and professional applications. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store, has reinvented the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.
