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To: Swordmaker

I think he’s in some sort of post yellow-and-blue-overload shock...;) Not too coherent, but the number now makes more sense.

Things weren’t passing the sniff test: there are about 20 million laptops sold each month, and the original claim would have Apple selling over 20 MILLION iPads a month, which I think even Apple would consider a fantastic year, not just an average month!


282 posted on 09/18/2010 9:56:31 AM PDT by PugetSoundSoldier (Indignation over the Sting of Truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier
Things weren’t passing the sniff test: there are about 20 million laptops sold each month, and the original claim would have Apple selling over 20 MILLION iPads a month, which I think even Apple would consider a fantastic year, not just an average month!

I agree. However, it wouldn't require Apple to sell that many. Just for customers to say they were deferring their purchases in consideration of buying an iPad instead. . . Whether that was the reason or not. That would still constitute the iPad causing the affect... But I think others are picking up on Dunn's inarticulate lack of communication skills. The clarity was, shall we say, completely lacking... And his clarification only succeeded in muddying the waters. It should be interesting to see what happens now that all 1600 BestBuy stores will have stacks of iPads near the check out stands.

292 posted on 09/19/2010 8:15:09 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft product "insult" free zone!)
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