AppleInsider StaffWord of the milestone comes just days after the Cupertino-based company expanded sales of the device to international markets, shipping units in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.
“Customers around the world are experiencing the magic of iPad, and seem to be loving it as much as we do,†said Apple chief executive Steve Jobs. “We appreciate their patience, and are working hard to build enough iPads for everyone.â€
In April, Apple announced that it would delay international availability of the iPad by roughly a month's time after the company discovered that domestic demand for the device was far outpacing its estimates.
The company initially sold 500,000 iPad's during the device's first week on the market. That number doubled three weeks later when Apple announced on May 3rd that it had shipped its millionth unit.
On average, Apple would appear to be selling just over 35,700 iPads each day and the company boasts a catalog of over 5,000 new applications for the touch-screen device that have been authored by its developer community.
Apple also said Monday that the iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and additional countries later this year.
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Apple said Monday that iPad sales have topped two million in less than 60 days since it first launched in the U.S. on April 3.
Word of the milestone comes just days after the Cupertino-based company expanded sales of the device to international markets, shipping units in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK.
?Customers around the world are experiencing the magic of iPad, and seem to be loving it as much as we do,? said Apple chief executive Steve Jobs. ?We appreciate their patience, and are working hard to build enough iPads for everyone.?
In April, Apple announced that it would delay international availability of the iPad by roughly a month's time after the company discovered that domestic demand for the device was far outpacing its estimates.
The company initially sold 500,000 iPad's during the device's first week on the market. That number doubled three weeks later when Apple announced on May 3rd that it had shipped its millionth unit.
On average, Apple would appear to be selling just over 35,700 iPads each day and the company boasts a catalog of over 5,000 new applications for the touch-screen device that have been authored by its developer community.
Apple also said Monday that the iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and additional countries later this year.
pretty good
Apple is dewmed!?
(News flash: DoJ investigating Apple for not giving away iPads!).
I hope supply increases quickly. I don't like the shortages' effect on profit. The 3GS had similar problems this past year and it decreased the number of iPhones sold by a few million, from what I can see.
Apple said Monday that iPad sales have topped two million in less than 60 days since it first launched in the U.S. on April 3.
I am not surprised. My iPad has become more and more useful to me each day as I figure out how using it suits me best. It has become the one of my primary devices in a very short time!
The only question is whether this level of demand will go up, down or stay level. The early adopters have now bought in. It remains to be seen whether the general public will continue to lust after the iPad. I think there might be at least a small sales spike when iPhone OS 4.0 is released in the fall.
pretty good
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