Three million iPads in 80 days
By Dean • Jun 23rd, 2010 • Category: Industry News, Mobile Computer News
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This is just getting silly. Apple has announced that they’ve crossed the 3 million iPads sold threshold in just 80 days. This last million, remarkably, comes a mere 22 days after the company reached its 2 million mark!
Fastest million yet
This last million is the fastest rate the iPad has ever reached that milestone, confirming that there are either far more ‘early adopters’ than we thought, or that the transition to ‘mass market’ is already in full swing. The first million Apple tablet computers were sold in 28 days. The second million were sold in 30 days. This third million was sold in 22 days – nearly a full week (6 days, to be exact) faster than the initial batch did. Obviously, one major contributing factor to reaching this latest milestone so fast is because the Apple tablet computer is now available in other countries in the world, whereas the first two batches were limited to the United States.
Other tidbits
In the press release, Apple revealed there are over 11,000 iPad apps already available on the App Store, with over 225,000 apps in total for Apple’s iOS devices, including those for the iPhone and the iPod Touch.
The debate continues… unnecessarily
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Even now, people are chiming in about whether the iPad or more generally, tablet computers, have a place in our computing repertoire. Perhaps, you know, 3 million iPads later and however million all the other manufacturers move between them, it no longer matters? The device is a proven category.
That killer app
We believe the game-changing killer app for tablet computers has yet to be developed. What we’ve seen is app developers still coming to grips with the platform and form factor, by mostly porting iPhone apps and developing a few new apps based on their experience working with smartphones. This is not to say all developers have done this, but it will take some time for developers to create truly compelling software for the Apple tablet computer that isn’t possible on any other platform. When that happens, the value of tablet computers will reveal itself.
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