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Apple sold nearly 1 mln iPad 2s in debut weekend: analysts

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Re: Apple sold nearly 1 mln iPad 2s in debut weekend: analysts

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Post by roadnottaken »

CognitiveLens wrote: post #17
listic wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unfortunately. I wonder why there cannot be another company like Apple, but with other principles and/or design choices.

I have become something of an Apple fanboy, but I completely agree with this sentiment. I would love to see a company that could create an Apple-like computing experience but with a much more progressive view toward the computer industry (licensing, developer support, even product specification info). With Android, Google seems to be the strongest challenger, but I suspect they will likely never have the focus necess…

The thing is, there are NO challengers in the hardware arena. Google et al do software pretty well and will continue to improve. But who else could create hardware as beautiful and functional as Apple? I've been a Windows-then-Linux guy for 15 years and it's the hardware behind MacBooks and iPhones that drew me to Apple. There is simply NO competition. And, unfortunately, it's much easier to be a software startup than a hardware startup. Microsoft and Google aren't even playing the same game.

Re: Apple sold nearly 1 mln iPad 2s in debut weekend: analysts

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Post by beaumartinez »

Bud wrote: post #9
program wrote: post #6

The most interesting thing is that 70% customers purchasing the iPad 2 are first-time iPad buyers.

I also noticed the proportion of Windows users has increased; Windows folks now make up half of iPad buyers. Can you say platform conversion, boys and girls? I thought you could.

It's not a platform conversion. iTunes runs on Windows, and that's all you need to run the iPad. You can't install OS X apps on the iPad.

Would you call a Mac user buying an Xbox a platform conversion?

Re: Apple sold nearly 1 mln iPad 2s in debut weekend: analysts

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Post by beaumartinez »

program wrote: post #6

The most interesting thing is that 70% customers purchasing the iPad 2 are first-time iPad buyers.

Perhaps because there is so little change from the original? (Cameras, gyroscopes, and slightly greater performance don't merit another $500 a year later for the average user IMO.)

Re: Apple sold nearly 1 mln iPad 2s in debut weekend: analysts

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Post by sorbus »

"Analysts expect Apple Inc to have sold close to a million iPad 2 tablet computers in its first weekend."

So, no official number, although we do know that they've sold out in many places. That's somewhat less exciting, though I don't doubt that a massive number of iPads are being sold.

Re: Apple sold nearly 1 mln iPad 2s in debut weekend: analysts

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Post by barredo »

digikata wrote: post #7
tl wrote: post #5

> The iPad 2's early success is a warning sign of a global tablet bubble, where supply could outpace demand for tablets by about 36 percent, said J.P. Morgan analyst Mark Moskowitz. It's official: everything is a bubble now.

So you're saying we're in a bubble bubble?

Well, economy seems to be a fractal bubble if you look from a future distant enough, is a bubble that grows bigger and then a similar bubble replaces it and grows, and then another, and another, and another...

Re: Apple sold nearly 1 mln iPad 2s in debut weekend: analysts

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Post by architectzero »

program wrote: post #6

The most interesting thing is that 70% customers purchasing the iPad 2 are first-time iPad buyers.

The linked article says:

"The profile of iPad 2 buyer is 60 percent existing iPad owners, 40 percent first-time iPad buyers and 100 percent own at-least one Apple product, Global Equity's Chowdhry wrote."

Where are you getting your 70% figure?

Re: Apple sold nearly 1 mln iPad 2s in debut weekend: analysts

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Post by mrdodge »

beaumartinez wrote: post #22
Bud wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I also noticed the proportion of Windows users has increased; Windows folks now make up half of iPad buyers. Can you say platform conversion, boys and girls? I thought you could.

It's not a platform conversion. iTunes runs on Windows, and that's all you need to run the iPad. You can't install OS X apps on the iPad. Would you call a Mac user buying an Xbox a platform conversion?

The idea is that these new Apple customers may be so pleased with the iPad user experience, that they may consider a Mac more closely when it comes time to replace their computer.

Re: Apple sold nearly 1 mln iPad 2s in debut weekend: analysts

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Post by mturmon »

mrdodge wrote: post #27
beaumartinez wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

It's not a platform conversion. iTunes runs on Windows, and that's all you need to run the iPad. You can't install OS X apps on the iPad. Would you call a Mac user buying an Xbox a platform conversion?

The idea is that these new Apple customers may be so pleased with the iPad user experience, that they may consider a Mac more closely when it comes time to replace their computer.

What you say is true.

But Apple is making so much revenue and working so fast with iOS devices that it's not clear if they really care about conversions in the MacOS space.

Re: Apple sold nearly 1 mln iPad 2s in debut weekend: analysts

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Post by program »

architectzero wrote: post #26
program wrote: post #6

The most interesting thing is that 70% customers purchasing the iPad 2 are first-time iPad buyers.

The linked article says: "The profile of iPad 2 buyer is 60 percent existing iPad owners, 40 percent first-time iPad buyers and 100 percent own at-least one Apple product, Global Equity's Chowdhry wrote." Where are you getting your 70% figure?

From TUAW and AppleInsider citing a poll made by Piper Jaffray.

http://www.tuaw.com/2011/03/14/70-percent-of-ipad-2-buyers-a...

http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/11/03/13/apple_attracts...

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