Apple vende dois milhões de iPads
Dois milhões. Em menos de 60 dias. É um número muito, muito grande – com certeza algo bem distante dos 300.000 que a Apple vendeu no dia do lançamento. O número já considera o lançamento internacional do iPad na Europa, Canadá, Austrália e Japão.
E quando esse aparelho "mágico e revolucionário" chega por aqui? No release, a Apple diz que "o iPad estará disponível em mais nove países em julho, e em outros países até o fim do ano", mas não cita o Brasil. Segundo rumores, o tablet chega oficialmente ao país apenas no segundo semestre. Por vias não-oficiais, ele já chegou faz tempo, se bem que comprá-lo no exterior – na verdade, encontrá-lo – está bem difícil.
O press release da Apple dá os parabéns para a Apple, e segue abaixo.
CUPERTINO, Calif., May 31 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Apple® today announced that iPad™ sales have topped two million in less than 60 days since its launch on April 3. Apple began shipping iPad in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK this past weekend. iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and additional countries later this year.
"Customers around the world are experiencing the magic of iPad, and seem to be loving it as much as we do," said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. "We appreciate their patience, and are working hard to build enough iPads for everyone."
iPad allows users to connect with their apps, content and the Internet in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds-thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook-and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.*
Developers have created over 5,000 exciting new apps for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch user interface, large screen and high-quality graphics. iPad will run almost all of the more than 200,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone® or iPod touch®.
*Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual results vary.