press release says:
CUPERTINO, California—May 3, 2010—Apple® today announced that it sold its one millionth iPad™ on Friday, just 28 days after its introduction on April 3. iPad users have already downloaded over 12 million apps from the App Store and over 1.5 million ebooks from the new iBookstore. “One million iPads in 28 days—that’s less than half of the 74 days it took to achieve this milestone with iPhone,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “Demand continues to exceed supply and we’re working hard to get this magical product into the hands of even more customers.
they're selling like hotcakes. twice as fast as the iphone, which -- if i remember correctly -- was widely acknowledged as quite a phenomenon at the time... and this weekend, the g3 models came out, so apple stores had many people (who'd been waiting for it) standing in line. maybe apple _does_ need to do a little market research, so they woulda discovered the remarkable latent demand for this niche. it continues:
iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more
see where e-books come in, priority-wise?
-bowerbird