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Apple Estimated to Have Taken 50,000 iPad Orders in First Two Hours
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Link-bait to a bad website. They couldn't even get the information correct from the reputable sources they ripped off. It was 91k in six hours. Not all day.
>Engadget
>Trolls
You do realize Engadget is a neutral tech blog and by definition it is less biased than this place right?
Ahhhh, confirmation bias ('ignorance is a bliss' could apply here too)
ontopic: Still wondering if I want one or not.... ahhhhhhhhhhhh decisions
Why don't you do some fact checking before you make claims. it will play ipod music in the background while doing other things.
Aside from the fact that your details don't matter to my metaphor, no, I own Porsches because I prefer my cars not to suck
You do realize, don't you, that Engadget only pretends to be a neutral tech blog so that by definition it will appear to be less biased than this place, right?
The real test is to see if these sales numbers hold up after all the early adopters have purchased. 91,000 in first 6 hours is good, but will they sell 100,000+ the second day and the day after that and the day after that...
Once you fill orders of people with a lot of disposable income and the people that will purchase anything with an Apple logo how will the sales hold up?
I'm not saying that the iPad will be a flop. I think it will do okay, but in my opinion the people that think the iPad is going to sell in the same numbers as the iPhone or iPod Touch are wrong.
It seems too bulky to replace a smartphone or an iPod. I would not want to carry this thing around with me so I would still need an iPod and my Droid. I also need to do a lot of things that the iPad can't do so I still need a computer. I mean really how much junk does a person need if all of that junk does the same stuff?
I like the idea of the iPad. I'm sure it's a cool device and I would not mind having one, but I have to ask myself if my $500+ dollars wouldn't be spent better on something else. If money is no object for you then I would assume that your feelings would be different.
Once you fill orders of people with a lot of disposable income and the people that will purchase anything with an Apple logo how will the sales hold up?
I'm not saying that the iPad will be a flop. I think it will do okay, but in my opinion the people that think the iPad is going to sell in the same numbers as the iPhone or iPod Touch are wrong.
It seems too bulky to replace a smartphone or an iPod. I would not want to carry this thing around with me so I would still need an iPod and my Droid. I also need to do a lot of things that the iPad can't do so I still need a computer. I mean really how much junk does a person need if all of that junk does the same stuff?
I like the idea of the iPad. I'm sure it's a cool device and I would not mind having one, but I have to ask myself if my $500+ dollars wouldn't be spent better on something else. If money is no object for you then I would assume that your feelings would be different.
Although, you are a bully, I worry about you...
I'm starting to think that it's you who has sad days. And when a new gadget comes out, you cheer like you are mad. Not everybody's life is around computer hardware and mobile technology. So please, get off my back! You are getting rather annoying and tiresome.
Can we have some evidence? You claim to be a lawyer and you claim to have "Porsches"? Please, share and I will post pictures of my classic SL Mercedes, my workhorse Subaru Legacy Outback and my little runaround BMW Touring. It's kind of sad that it takes some mindless showing off and arrogance to get rid of some teenager bullying or fat geek lies.
this must be a really sad day for you
this must be a sad sad day for you..
kernkraft is an angry young man who's mission in life is to see the iPad fail
i think someone's jealous
i'm laughing at all the iPad and Apple haters right now
i pre-ordered 2 iPads just to spite these apple-haters. i only really need 1, but i'm buying two just to annoy them
I'm starting to think that it's you who has sad days. And when a new gadget comes out, you cheer like you are mad. Not everybody's life is around computer hardware and mobile technology. So please, get off my back! You are getting rather annoying and tiresome.
Aside from the fact that your details don't matter to my metaphor, no, I own Porsches because I prefer my cars not to suck
Can we have some evidence? You claim to be a lawyer and you claim to have "Porsches"? Please, share and I will post pictures of my classic SL Mercedes, my workhorse Subaru Legacy Outback and my little runaround BMW Touring. It's kind of sad that it takes some mindless showing off and arrogance to get rid of some teenager bullying or fat geek lies.
They don't have to sell 100,000+ every day to be successful. I don't think we'll see any of the other tablets coming close to these initial numbers. I wonder if it's already the best selling tablet form factor device in history with only one day of pre-orders under its belt.
Any other company would kill for 91,000 sales in 6 hours. They don't have to sustain anything close to that rate to be a success. But I'm sure the detractors will act like it's somehow failing.
I'd expect a huge bump in sales the first few weeks once people can actually hold one in their hands.
I think we have quite a few rather wealthy people posting on here that don't have a clue how things are right now for the average middle class person. Budgets are tight for most of us now and that is why I think sales will die down after the "haves" have filled up on their iPads. This day and age most people need a computer and a phone so they almost consider those necessary expenses. People also buy a lot of iPods, especially Nano's, but the iPad is an additional device. It doesn't replace anything just adds to the pile.
Sales are going to die down after the first day I think we all know that, but what I meant is how much do they die down. Do they continue at a high pace or do they slow to a trickle. Only time will tell. I do expect the iPad to do okay, but I don't think it is going to sell in the same volume as the iPod or iPhone. That is just my opinion so if you don't agree with it that is fine.
Correct, they can potentially sell millions more once it comes out and people can play with it. This pre-sale is likely just a small blip by people who have to have everything Apple and have disposable income. I would guess that 95% of the people who were going to pre-order probably already have done so by this time.
I would suspect that sales are going to be pretty flat from now until they reach the store. What exactly is going to inspire someone to by an iPad a few days after the pre-sale started? The people who decided to buy during the pre-sale are those who were 100% committed and decided to get one right from the start. They were ready to buy once the pre-sale started. I would guess nobody a week from now is going to say "gee, what's this iPad thing. I think I'll pre-order on now."
Apple never really catered to that market...(the lower middle class market). Besides, I see alot of "have nots" going without other things and buying iphones that cost atleast $2000 over two years.
I agree with you on that. I think I'd probably look to compare sales number to something like the low-end iMac or MacBook instead of the iPhone/iPod.
Your right Apple has always catered to the higher middle class and rich markets, but the iPod has became a product that does cater to all different socioeconomic groups. I don't see the iPad doing the same.
As far as "have nots" buying iPhones, I guess they are using what little money they have to own a smartphone, but I doubt they will also be buying an iPad.
Like I said before, I am not bashing the iPad, I think it will do fine in what I consider a niche market. I am just saying that I don't think this product is going to be the next iPod for Apple the way some are claiming.
Aside from the fact that your details don't matter to my metaphor, no, I own Porsches because I prefer my cars not to suck
I own a Ford because I prefer my cars to be affordable and cheap to maintain so there!
(I just had to get into the "mine is better then yours" contest) lol
Any tech company would indeed kill for those kind of numbers on it is initial pre-order day. This thing is not going to sell as much as a phone will of course, but it is going to sell no doubt.
It will be interesting to see what this will do to the whole e-book reader market. Will it have a halo effect for its competitors as well?
It will be interesting to see what this will do to the whole e-book reader market. Will it have a halo effect for its competitors as well?
Hyperzboy, thanks for ignoring my question towards you on post #284. You stated as fact that Steve Jobs said that the iPad was "Better" than a netbook. I remember him saying that "Netbooks weren't better at anything". Please point me to your facts or retract your statement.
Based on your above post, I'm concerned that you're just making stuff up to hate on the iPad. If I'm wrong, fair enough, but please show your facts.
But for the record, in terms of overall experience the iPad is "Better", you don't have to deal with desktop application in a slow device.
Disappointing? iPad has not even come out yet, no one external from production has actually had one in his or her hands yet, and on the first day that one could order the device, it has already reached 15% of the total sales of a major competing device (Kindle) for all of 2009?
I agree with you though, the big picture looks great if out of a global market of billions possible, only 130,000 have been "sold" then there is a lot of room for phenomenal profitability.
For the detail oriented, I roundly took 90,000 orders plus 40,000 in-store reservations and compared them to Kindle's 750,000 units sold in 2009 number I googled. YMMV.
This goes way beyond netbooks
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9167238/Apple_s_iPad_Computing_s_next_leap_forward
Computerworld: Apples iPad is computings next leap forward
Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 11:54 AM EST
"If we look at the history of computers, it's easy to chart their evolution: as time passes, they get smaller and more powerful -- and their design changes to keep up with the advance of technology. It's been nearly two decades since the laptop's invention, and in that time we've moved into an era where portability is as necessary as a constant connection. In this new era, the laptop form factor has become increasingly unwieldy," Michael DeAgonia reports for Computerworld. "Unless you're sitting down, using one is an awkward balancing act; it's not exactly the best fit for an increasingly mobile world."
"For years, PC manufacturers fought the inherent awkwardness of their products by building smaller and smaller laptops," DeAgonia reports. "But a small netbook or laptop still relies on the same, increasingly outdated design: flip-up screen and computer/keyboard base."
"Then, in 2007, Apple changed the mobile game with the iPhone. The screen (and one main button) pretty much are the device. With the iPhone, the keyboard became virtual," DeAgonia reports. "The iPhone form factor and software combination created an immersive, yet mobile, experience -- and it showed what mobile computing really is. Suddenly, people everywhere realized they no longer had to have laptops to get work done on the go; they could do it on their iPhones."
DeAgonia reports, "With the release of the iPad on April 3, Apple is moving to the logical next step: Portable, focused computing is getting a bigger screen... I believe the iPad will usher in an age of computing for people who, until now, have eschewed computers as too complicated to understand and use. It will be the delivery on the promise Apple CEO Steve Jobs made with the introduction of the first Macintosh in 1984... Apple abstracted the concept of computing with the iPhone. And with the iPad, it seems to be abstracting the computer itself, which was always Jobs' goal."
DeAgonia reports, "When we look back a few years from now, we may see that Apple again steered the course of computing in a new direction."
http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9167238/Apple_s_iPad_Computing_s_next_leap_forward
Computerworld: Apples iPad is computings next leap forward
Saturday, March 13, 2010 - 11:54 AM EST
"If we look at the history of computers, it's easy to chart their evolution: as time passes, they get smaller and more powerful -- and their design changes to keep up with the advance of technology. It's been nearly two decades since the laptop's invention, and in that time we've moved into an era where portability is as necessary as a constant connection. In this new era, the laptop form factor has become increasingly unwieldy," Michael DeAgonia reports for Computerworld. "Unless you're sitting down, using one is an awkward balancing act; it's not exactly the best fit for an increasingly mobile world."
"For years, PC manufacturers fought the inherent awkwardness of their products by building smaller and smaller laptops," DeAgonia reports. "But a small netbook or laptop still relies on the same, increasingly outdated design: flip-up screen and computer/keyboard base."
"Then, in 2007, Apple changed the mobile game with the iPhone. The screen (and one main button) pretty much are the device. With the iPhone, the keyboard became virtual," DeAgonia reports. "The iPhone form factor and software combination created an immersive, yet mobile, experience -- and it showed what mobile computing really is. Suddenly, people everywhere realized they no longer had to have laptops to get work done on the go; they could do it on their iPhones."
DeAgonia reports, "With the release of the iPad on April 3, Apple is moving to the logical next step: Portable, focused computing is getting a bigger screen... I believe the iPad will usher in an age of computing for people who, until now, have eschewed computers as too complicated to understand and use. It will be the delivery on the promise Apple CEO Steve Jobs made with the introduction of the first Macintosh in 1984... Apple abstracted the concept of computing with the iPhone. And with the iPad, it seems to be abstracting the computer itself, which was always Jobs' goal."
DeAgonia reports, "When we look back a few years from now, we may see that Apple again steered the course of computing in a new direction."
You folks just can't stop. Some of you said no one would buy the ipad because it lacked this and that. Now when you hear the huge presell numbers you troll out your disappointment that it didn't sell more. Boo hoo!
Do yourself a favor and stop wasting your time bitc**** about what people buy. It is really none of your f****** business.
For the record, the same people who compiled the original 2 and 6 hour estimates have come up with 120K for the day, which used a factor of only 1.1 per order, probably on the light side (plus reservations, which I would estimate at 30K). 150K for day 1 pre-order not too shabby.