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iPad Sales Estimated to Have Already Surpassed 500,000
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thats why it is going to be one unit per home kinda sales, not like iPhone or iPod touch sales numbers...
Right. Apple has announced they consider firm purchases by channel partners to be sales, while sales through their own online and retail sales outlets are not sales until the item is spoken for by a customer. I think they do not count their sales till shipped too. So iPad 3G are not yet counted, for example.
So these are consumer sales when direct and dealer sales when through channel partners. The sell through rate is very high right now so the time lag is probably on the order of a week or two on the slowest end.
The uptake on that counting site is about 1 a second as I post this and most people sit down after dinner to initiate their iPads.
Rocketman
here we go again... seeing how it took them 3 weeks to sell 300K hard to believe they sold 250k in 3 days - but we will find out sooner of later.
maybe because the 300k included the ones shipped to BestBuy - some had not been sold to actual consumers at that point so they were not in use.
maybe because the 300k included the ones shipped to BestBuy - some had not been sold to actual consumers at that point so they were not in use.
so.......sit? Or maybe in two years you DON'T buy one; no one's feelings here will be hurt as no one here cares.
So, in essence, you're saying that people have continued to buy iPhones and iPod Touches (also iPhone OS) just because of marketing, and that they are nonfunctional and unusable, but people torture themselves anyway, just to use an Apple product?
Really? Because that has not been my experience when talking with other iPhone and iPod Touch users. They absolutely adore them. The majority of what I've been seeing online for the iPad is similar: The functionality and usability are stellar. I don't have my 3G iPad yet, but I expect I'll have a similar experience. I do love my iPhone, and can't wait to use an iPad.
Now, what I'd like to see you do is back up your inference that iPhone OS devices like the iPad are nonfunctional and unusable. Can you do that? Oh, and "It'z gotz to have file systemz and CLI and allow unsigned codez or itz lamezorz" isn't a good enough argument. And neither do other Android-fanboi-isms (see below). The question you need to answer is this: Does it do what users want, and does it do it elegantly and easily? iPhone OS devices have all that in spades, your assertions notwithstanding, and you know it. Just because it doesn't do what you, as an individual, want doesn't mean it is utterly unusable for a large number of consumers (at current count just over 500,000).
BTW, if Apple products are so awful, why are you trolling an Apple site to begin with. Did you notice the name of it? It says "MacRumors," not "NokiaRumors."
You do not speak for all of us iPhone owners, smotchkkiss. But hey, trot out that lame "Big iPod Touch" excuse again. It's always good for a laugh.
My apple store had 6 from what I could see (perhaps 8). If theres 1000 stores with 6 each thats still only 6,000.
Even still, I think a lot of people are waiting for the 3G model as well. I'm on the fence on whether I'll get one or not (since it's not like I really need one) but if I were to get one I would get the 3G model.
But their estimates can't be very accurate. I'm assuming Apple will release sales information tomorrow as they usually do.
But their estimates can't be very accurate. I'm assuming Apple will release sales information tomorrow as they usually do.
The iPhone sells for the same reason the iPod Touch sells, and for the same reason Macs are the Gold Standard of computing:
They provide a superior User Experience. This is all that matters.
In a about a year's time he won't be speaking for anyone.
I would bet that all of the PC tablets sold together wouldn't equal the amount Apple has sold of the iPads in 4 days. Now, I'm exaggerating but I wouldn't be surprised if I was right. I've never seen anyone with a PC tablet and no tablet to date has made as much buzz and create as much as excitement as the iPad. The HP Slate intro'd by Steve Emballmer was forgotten 5 minutes after he showed it.
Logically, it gives a hint on how many have been sold. Unless you think there are 250,000 Apple employees all hitting their websites? If they're saying some 250,000 have actually hit their websites and estimate that's only about 40% of all units sold, that still adds up to well over 500,000 sold, does it not?
You're right I do not speak for all iPhone users.
I should clarify, I'm even HERE at MR waiting desparately for them to tell me something about the iPad to validate spending $500 on an iPad...I know it came off very pessimistic and I know I used too broad of a stereo type. I used to be anti-Apple myself...
honestly...if I weren't already about to invest in an iMac 4c because I'm so thrilled over Apple products, I can even say I might have been more optimistic about purchasing it. My perspective stance is based on the iPhone LOVERS like myself that I know that are waiting ourselves because we do want a reason to spend the $500 for it...
So do I WANT one? Heck yea! Can I afford to buy a downgrade of my current device and feel ok about it? No...
I should clarify, I'm even HERE at MR waiting desparately for them to tell me something about the iPad to validate spending $500 on an iPad...I know it came off very pessimistic and I know I used too broad of a stereo type. I used to be anti-Apple myself...
honestly...if I weren't already about to invest in an iMac 4c because I'm so thrilled over Apple products, I can even say I might have been more optimistic about purchasing it. My perspective stance is based on the iPhone LOVERS like myself that I know that are waiting ourselves because we do want a reason to spend the $500 for it...
So do I WANT one? Heck yea! Can I afford to buy a downgrade of my current device and feel ok about it? No...
If it's stellar stellar sales of an Apple product there must be some other explanation! Bots. Hidden redirects. Companies that have been paid off by Apple.
175 million iPod sales. Yep. All fake.
60 million+ Mac users. They must all be just the crazed fanboys.
Tens of millions of iPhone sales. Apple must have given them away for free.
Apple #1 in Customer Satisfaction ratings AGAIN?? Rounding error!
Anything to not make Apple appear right yet again. It just isn't fair to the other super-creative companies that are trying so hard to bring us all the wrong things!
175 million iPod sales. Yep. All fake.
60 million+ Mac users. They must all be just the crazed fanboys.
Tens of millions of iPhone sales. Apple must have given them away for free.
Apple #1 in Customer Satisfaction ratings AGAIN?? Rounding error!
Anything to not make Apple appear right yet again. It just isn't fair to the other super-creative companies that are trying so hard to bring us all the wrong things!
Ah! In that case, I think you're doing the right thing. iPhone + iMac is a great combination. It's what I have at home. (iPhone + Xserve at work is even better! LOL.) What I'm doing is filling in between the iPhone I have and the iMac I have -- and doing primarily what Apple seems to be positioning iPad for: sitting on the couch and consuming media. I was using a Dell craptop for that, but it's a goner, and I would way rather use an iPad.
/dev/toaster said:
Tell me about it! I'm dying here. The freakin' case came today, but no 3G iPad! AAAAARRRRRGGGGHHHH!
Sustainable? They haven't even released the 3G one yet
Plus I know lots of people like me are just waiting for the holidays.
Money
Being the iPad costing ~$260 to build and a price tag of ~$500 simple math would put the apple cash flow at ~$125,822,880
$500-260= $240
$240 x 524,262 (units supposedly sold) = $125,822,880
If we go further
$125,822,880 - Marketing - R&D= real total
Being the iPad costing ~$260 to build and a price tag of ~$500 simple math would put the apple cash flow at ~$125,822,880
$500-260= $240
$240 x 524,262 (units supposedly sold) = $125,822,880
If we go further
$125,822,880 - Marketing - R&D= real total
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I'm an initial doubter that sure as hell wants one now.
I'm hearing too much good stuff to pass it up.... I will be getting one.
You won't regret it! All the negative hype by some is truly amazing! This device is a joy to use with awesome screen, tons of app choices, long battery life and the ability to access web content, netflix and other video outlets and a beautiful ereader whether it's iBooks, Amazon, B&N or Project Gutenburg a makes this a great device.
All you negative people can continue to slam the iPad, but the actual users are in Love with it.
Just offer up a Poll here that only detects iPad users and let them vote their opinion and it will be self evident.
Just because you repeat it doesn't mean it's true. One could equally argue that functionality and usability denote sales. Don't assume the targeted users don't get what they want from the iPad just because you don't.