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Some are projecting Apple will sell 48 million products featuring its Facetime feature before the end of the year. In order for that to happen, another shoe has to drop.
"(Applause) Elation for the first person in the UK to get their hands on Apples latest gadget, the iPad. Hundreds have spent a cold night camping outside a London store." (Al Jazeera)
iPad Mania has struck worldwide. Last week, the gadget was unveiled at Apple stores from the U.K. to the Pacific Rim. This week, Apple announced, 2 million iPads have been sold -- in just 59 days.
We're analyzing reaction from Al Jazeera, The Guardian, ITN, The Sydney Morning Herald, and Mashable.
Al Jazeera interviews two sources. One who understands iPad mania, and another who won't join in.
"What Apple sells is sort of excitement, and fashion and newness. And this tactile -- you can touch it -- what Microsoft is selling is utility. ... I'm not going to buy an ipad ever. Because i think there are much better cheaper devisces coming in the form of google android based tablets which will offer things that I personally want."
The Guardian got in line and asked people...
"Why queue rather than order online? "For the atmosphere" and "to be there", according to 44%. However, 2% (only?) said they were "die-hard" Mac fans; 29% "couldn't admit" why. (This is puzzling.)"
ITN reporter talks with David Phelan from TimeOut Magazine who says, the iPad lovefest could have serious staying power.
"I think there will be a huge sale at first with people who are passionate about Apple or passionate about this beautifully designed product. And then it will inevitably tail off. Except that I didn't think the App Store was going to huge on the iPhone and it's now got 200,000 applications and sales of the iPhone are growing rather than declining."
The Sydney Morning Herald's Adam Turner says, his experience at an Australian Apple store felt something like attending a cult meeting.
"Told to throw down their netbook and walk, the faithful were led like lambs to the cash register. Perhaps it was sleep deprivation, perhaps it was something in the water, but at that moment they looked as if they would follow Steve Jobs into the fires of hell, although some suspect that's whence he came."
Just how popular is the iPad overseas? Mashable points out, in China, there's already a knock-off, called the iPed. No translation required.
"(Chinese translation unavailable)"
So what is it with iPad? Hype? Coolness? Or a cult mindset?
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