2012年3月19日星期一

To put this number in perspective

Sunday. Or…It doesn’t black gucci belt matter. Selling 3 million iPads is as unequivocal a message as the public can muster that tablets — whether to supplement PC use, or to replace them completely — are here to stay. And it’s also a clear sign that Apple’s current policy of incremental upgrades is working; even if the blogosphere was less than overwhelmed by the inclusion of a faster processor, LTE broadband capability, and a higher-quality display, it’s now apparent that consumers were more than willing to pay a premium for those new features. Historic Sales To put this number in perspective, Apple’s iPhone 4S louis vuitton men shoes — another device that was viewed by many as a minor upgrade to the iPhone 4 — sold 4 million devices during its launch weekend, according to Beta News, and was largely seen as an overwhelming success. But that number included online pre-orders — actual weekend sales were closer to 3 million. And the iPad 2, which was a significant upgrade to the original iPad, sold an anemic 1 million units over the course of its first weekend, according to Reuters, all things being equal — although that number may have been substantially higher if the device hadn’t sold out. The first iPad, which was a divisive product when first introduced — the late Steve Jobs was initially criticized for trying to fill a usage void that didn’t actually exist — sold about 300,000 gucci bags in its first weekend of sales, taking almost 80 days to reach the 3 million sales mark. As of December 2011, about 55 million iPads had been sold worldwide. “The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold ― the strongest iPad launch yet,” said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, in a statement Monday evening. “Customers are loving the incredible new features of iPad, including the stunning Retina display, and we can’t wait to get it into the hands of even more customers around the world this Friday.” It is unclear from Apple’s statement if the new iPad’gucci handbags s sales numbers include pre-orders as well. Billion-dollar weekend

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