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06 May 2010

It's official, the iPad is "magical" - Netbooks: Not magical (enough). (Warning: Press release hype inside) →[More:]
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.”

post by: filthy light thief at: 12:43 | 10 comments

I'd rather have a netbook.

posted by amro 06 May | 12:47

A magical product requires a magical spokesman.
≡ Click to see image ≡

posted by BoringPostcards 06 May | 12:55

That, my friend, is not a boring postcard.

posted by filthy light thief 06 May | 14:55

Hey BP, thanks for finally showing off the BF.

posted by danf 06 May | 15:14

Wow, the ipad is so magical that it can go back in time to kill netbook growth before it was even announced.

posted by octothorpe 06 May | 16:26

May 3, 2010—Apple® today announced that it sold its one millionth iPad™ on Friday, just 28 days after its introduction on April 3.

And yet somehow, I haven't actually seen a single one.

posted by jonmc 06 May | 18:44

I've seen a couple of them in person. They look like big iPhones.

posted by octothorpe 06 May | 22:01

(Actually, that's an old photo of my dad.)

posted by BoringPostcards 06 May | 22:30

It's not truly magical until it can accommodate most of my favorite gay porn sites.

posted by treepour 07 May | 01:10

I like my netbook--it's just a little computer.

Then again, 'magic' isn't really something I'm looking for in a consumer product.

posted by box 07 May | 17:01

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