The iPad hit shelves and it has been selling fast. Apple had estimated around 300,000 iPads to be sold on April 3rd. Will this momentum keep on going or is it slowly going to die down? I really don't know but I am interested in what people think of their new iPads.
I am wondering if the sales are because it is the next new shiny product to own or if there is some functionality that the buyer did not find else where. There is the book store app which is new for the iPad and it has been estimated that over 250,000 e-books have been sold through the app already. The keyboard is another function that I can see being a unique selling point, yes you can use your laptop but this is a more compact way of allowing for fluid typing that is similar to using a computer.
I have not used one yet so I can only speculate, the question I am asking is what is driving these sales? Is it the phenomenal advertising tactics by apple or does the product speak for itself? I am sure it could be a mix of the two but I wonder what is the dominant factor in generating sales. Anyone have a clue? I don't.
info taken from http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/04/apple-tops-300000-ipad-sales-in-one-day.ars
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I think people who love Apple love getting their new fancy appliances. I myself am not an Apple lover, for obvious reasons... I am a broke college student ha! But if I had the money I still would probably avoid buying things like the iPad and iTouch because they are too similar to the iPhone which can actually be of more use. The iPhone can makes calls, download books, and basically do everything the iPad and iTouch can do but more. So I am a little confused why they are selling so many of these devices. If anyone has bought one can you tell me why there are a must have or a waste of money.
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