iPad Suppliers Dispute Claims of Shortages at Launch
DigiTimes today reports that Foxconn's suppliers for the iPad are seeing no changes to their delivery of components for the device and expect that Foxconn will be able to ship 600,000-700,000 units this month and an additional one million units next month.
In response to reports that initial volumes of Apple's iPad in late March will be lower than originally planned and the launch will be only in the US market because production by Foxconn Electronics has been delayed, Foxconn's component suppliers have said their supplies are on schedule and Foxconn should be able to ship 600,000-700,000 iPads in March and one million units in April.
While Foxconn refused to comment on the reports, supplier sources also confirmed that there should be no launch delay for the device.Top Rated Comments
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He should be sued for intentional infliction of emotional distress. I mean some people here were ready to commit hari-kari over the thought of not being able to get one on Day One. :D
Ipad will share the fate of apple TV. An expensive toy with limited capabilities, nothing more than that. I think something between 500 000 to 700 000 will be sold till the end of the year . Mostly to apple fans and "I-buy-every-new-gadget" people.
I'm certain it will be the best selling tablet device for at least the next few years.
Ipad will share the fate of apple TV. An expensive toy with limited capabilities, nothing more than that. I think something between 500 000 to 700 000 will be sold till the end of the year . Mostly to apple fans and "I-buy-every-new-gadget" people.
I'm willing to wager that it will will do reasonably well. The prices asked aren't outrageous, they'll be easy to use, and ideal for anyone not all that familiar with a computer. I'll likely get one for my 2 1/2 year old son to watch "Thomas" or "Elmo" on while in the car on long trips. They don't cost a lot more than a portable DVD player, have no moving parts, can hang in a holder on the back of my seat rest. He'll love it, and I can use it too.
At the price they are asking they're as much of a "throw away" item as they are a computer. Even the most ardent anti-iPad folks out there, if they are honest about it could find something to use them for that they'd find useful.
The only real shortcoming from my perspective is the lack of tethering options. I already pay for an iPhone - tethering is perfectly OK with my provider, so let me do it Apple!
I'm certain it will be the best selling tablet device for at least the next few years.
Perhaps. But it doesn't prove, that people need tablet at all. In my view, oversized smartphones, like HTC HD2 will face better demand
Ipad will share the fate of apple TV. An expensive toy with limited capabilities, nothing more than that. I think something between 500 000 to 700 000 will be sold till the end of the year . Mostly to apple fans and "I-buy-every-new-gadget" people.
I read comments from people like you and I wonder how you get out of bed in the morning! You can't even write the name of the device properly (iPad) much less evaluate it's success. The iPad is priced at least half what most people even considered ($499 vs $1000). Limited capabilities? Apparently you haven't looked at the same iPad as the rest of the world that is extremely impressed with its capabilities, particularly the speed of the Apple-invented A4 processor. I wish you print out this inane comment a post on your refrigerator to remind yourself when the true numbers and success of the iPad are made known. Your comments remind me of the old saying: It's better to say nothing and appear stupid than open your mouth and prove it.
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