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Two Million iPads Sold In 59 Days

Doug Mataconis · Tuesday, June 1, 2010 · 1 comment

Once again, Apple is on the winning side of the latest consumer electronics fad:

CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) — Apple said Monday that iPad sales have topped 2 million since its release nearly two months ago.

The company began selling the iPad in Asia and Europe on Friday after its release in the United States April 3.

A company representative was not immediately available Monday to say what portion of the sales were abroad.

To date, the iPad has sold more units at a faster rate than the first generation iPhone.

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About Doug Mataconis

Doug Mataconis held a B.A. in Political Science from Rutgers University and J.D. from George Mason University School of Law. He joined the staff of OTB in May 2010 and contributed a staggering 16,483 posts before his retirement in January 2020. He passed far too young in July 2021.

Comments

Michael Reynolds says:

Tuesday, 1 June 2010 at 17:36

My kid has one. It’s brilliant. Check out the iPad app for Wired Magazine. The programming is a sham but the concept is brilliant and shows something of what I’ve been pushing for e-books for a long time.