
The iPad is now available for purchase and iPad sales figures are available for loose speculation! Microsoft phone fans find themselves in familiar territory and what’s that Braying sound?
Mis-lede-ing
After the Macalope’s romp through the worst of technology journalism last week, the iPad launch brought out some more “don’ts” this week. Take this piece, which chooses to accentuate the negative about the iPad’s apparently successful pre-order launch:
Apple iPad orders drop sharply
After the initial burst of excitement on Friday that saw iPad pre-orders coming in at the rate of 25,000 per hour, there was a dramatic fall-off over the weekend.
No way! You mean pent-up demand was actually pent-up? What’s up with that?!
On the flip side of the coin, The Wall Street Journal choose to serve up its prime real estate to undisclosed sources.
Since the iPad became available for pre-order last Friday, Apple has seen strong demand and sold hundreds of thousands of units, say people familiar with the matter. One of these people said Apple could sell more iPads in the first three months than it sold iPhones in the three months after the smart phone’s debut.
So, someone, probably from Apple or a partner, said the company could sell more iPads in the first three months than it sold iPhones. Off the record. WOW!
It would be a very positive sign for the iPad if Apple were able to do that and the supposed initial sales figures certainly make that a possibility, though it's worth noting those figures are pulled from places not precisely designed for such a purpose. But color the Macalope brown and unimpressed with off-the-record comments from people with a vested interest in pumping up the platform.
















