iPad Kicking Ass, Taking Names, Outselling Macs
19/10/2010 |
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During Apple's quarterly results announcements yesterday, we heard a lot of huge numbers - including some spectacular iPad-related figures. Here's some of the iPad numbers and details that grabbed my attention:
– The iPad outsold Macs - despite a record quarter for Macs! Almost 4.2 million iPads were sold - and over 3.9 million Macs.
– There are now over 30,000 apps designed specifically for iPad
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