iPad Demand Very Strong
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Apple, just announced they have sold over 500,000 iPads in the first week of the device being available on the market. Apple states “demand is far higher than we predicted and will likely continue to exceed our supply over the next several weeks as more people see and touch an iPad.”
This strong demand has some negative consequences for our international readers, Apple will delay international availability of the iPad for one month. This means that you will have to wait until the end of May before getting your hands on this shiny new gadget. Full Apple announcement after the break.
Although we have delivered more than 500,000 iPads during its first week, demand is far higher than we predicted and will likely continue to exceed our supply over the next several weeks as more people see and touch an iPad™. We have also taken a large number of pre-orders for iPad 3G models for delivery by the end of April.
Faced with this surprisingly strong US demand, we have made the difficult decision to postpone the international launch of iPad by one month, until the end of May. We will announce international pricing and begin taking online pre-orders on Monday, May 10. We know that many international customers waiting to buy an iPad will be disappointed by this news, but we hope they will be pleased to learn the reason—the iPad is a runaway success in the US thus far.
