Research Firm Raises iPad Sales Projections Through 2012 to Over 120 Million
Despite Apple reporting lower-than-expected iPad sales in its quarterly earnings release yesterday, research firm iSuppli has once again raised its projections for iPad sales through the end of 2012 to over 120 million, up over 20 million from its July projections.
iSuppli has increased its iPad sales estimates from 12.9 million to 13.8 million for 2010, from 36.5 million to 43.7 million for 2011, and from 50.4 million to 63.3 million for 2012.
"In its previous iPad forecasts, iSuppli noted that the only constraint on shipment growth now is production - and not demand," said Rhoda Alexander, director of monitor research for iSuppli. "The only factor limiting production is the availability of key iPad components, such as the Field Fringe Switching (FFS) LCD panels, projected capacitive touch screens and NAND flash. Despite ongoing yield issues, Apple's suppliers have steadily increased monthly production to meet Apple's demand. Production rates are now on target to meet the expected strong fourth-quarter sales."
Along with the easing of supply constraints, the report points to faster-than-expected expansion of retail distribution and opportunities in education as positive factors for the iPad's sales future.Apple yesterday announced sales of 4.19 million iPads in the June-September quarter, well ahead of the 3.27 million iPads sold in the previous quarter but below the nearly 5 million units that had been expected by Wall Street analysts.
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50 Million iPads in 2011 times $600/iPad = 30 billion dollar in sales in 2011
The market for ALL cancer drugs worldwide is about 40 billion dollar in sales for 2011
conclusion:
- we as a society have the wrong focus
- I'm going to upgrade my iPad next year anyway
umpf!
50 Million iPads in 2011 times $600/iPad = 30 billion dollar in sales in 2011
The market for ALL cancer drugs worldwide is about 40 billion dollar in sales for 2011
conclusion:
- we as a society have the wrong focus
- I'm going to upgrade my iPad next year anyway
Your logic is so flawed!
Should we all buy cancer drugs even if we don't have cancer????
Idiots.
Apple really started rolling at the end of the quarter, and this next quarter will see the iPad sold at Wal-Mart and Sam's Club and Target, plus it's the holiday season, plus businesses are grabbing these devices fast.
As I said, a No Duh upgrade in numbers. The iPad decade is just beginning.
the problem is making an app that lets doctors input information very fast and pull it up as well. it takes a doctor 20 seconds or so to write a prescription or update a chart. an app needs to do the same
i guess someone is pumping the stock
Right, because we all know that Apple's profits are not real money and that the iPad and iPhone are huge flops. Classic pump and dump here -- exaggerate impossible projected sales of a phony product, once everyone buys into that dump the stock before they realize they invested in a company w/o any real growth. Yup. You nailed it. :rolleyes:
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