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There goes apple again fudging numbers to make outlook more successful then it really is, read the article clearly and it's 1.5 for the mini and the rehashed 3rd gen iPad each so it did not break any records

Originally Posted by bry2k2

There goes apple again fudging numbers to make outlook more successful then it really is, read the article clearly and it's 1.5 for the mini and the rehashed 3rd gen iPad each so it did not break any records

I saw no number fudging anywhere. They didn't say anything about record breaking, just milestones. They simply stated what was sold and how much was sold

Originally Posted by bry2k2

There goes apple again fudging numbers to make outlook more successful then it really is, read the article clearly and it's 1.5 for the mini and the rehashed 3rd gen iPad each so it did not break any records

Are you saying a company that sells 3 million units in the first 3 days of going on sale, is NOT successful?!

This may be random... But seriously, the new new iPad BARELY counts as a fourth gen iPad: the Same way the iPhone 4S barely counted as a new gen device, but even less with this iPad.

At best, this should be called the iPad 3S.

Originally Posted by ohthatguyagain

This may be random... But seriously, the new new iPad BARELY counts as a fourth gen iPad: the Same way the iPhone 4S barely counted as a new gen device, but even less with this iPad.

At best, this should be called the iPad 3S.

I can agree w/ ur statement BUT I will say that going from the ip4 to the ip4S was a huge change in the performance of the device. It might not have had a new form factor but its guts and functionality made it feel like an entirely new device.

Now...that being said, I can also say that going from the ip4S to the ip5 was not as big of a leap as I thought it would be....

I would definitely say these numbers are accurate. However, it doesn't take into consideration the fact that ALOT of people are sitting are a large bulk of devices. I know between my small network of 10 people, we are sitting on roughly 250 units that were purchased for resale. Sad part is, the popularity of the product is so low that there is no markup value and many units are being sold under cost (Retail + Tax).

Originally Posted by ohthatguyagain

This may be random... But seriously, the new new iPad BARELY counts as a fourth gen iPad: the Same way the iPhone 4S barely counted as a new gen device, but even less with this iPad.

At best, this should be called the iPad 3S.

I would disagree. I've owned both The iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S, and besides physical appearance, the two phones have major performance differences.

Originally Posted by recognition

Are you saying a company that sells 3 million units in the first 3 days of going on sale, is NOT successful?!

Learn how to read, no one they weren't successful they are just embellishing the numbers

Originally Posted by sammo123

I saw no number fudging anywhere. They didn't say anything about record breaking, just milestones. They simply stated what was sold and how much was sold

They combined the numbers of two different products and called it a milestone over the numbers of one product, it's misleading

launch of its new iPad® mini and fourth generation iPad—double the previous first weekend milestone of 1.5 million Wi-Fi only models sold for the third generation iPad in March.

So since the launch of the ipad mini, 3 million regular ipads have been sold? Might need to explain that to me. Maybe i'm just reading it as it's written.

Originally Posted by Colby21

So since the launch of the ipad mini, 3 million regular ipads have been sold? Might need to explain that to me. Maybe i'm just reading it as it's written.

ipad units. this is all make/models of the ipads. (i believe)

Still dropping tablet market share. Apple lost 10% share in 12 months to Samsung. I wonder if the iPad mini can recoup that loss.

Well..the article is correct there were a lot of naysayers A LOT. Im sure even some of you were thinking this would fail. No matter, it is here and it is selling. It may not have broken any Apple records but lets be honest, those are pretty hard to break :] Also, from iPhone4 to 4S is a big performance jump just like 3G to 3GS was a big jump in speed and performance in general. Can't wait to get one of these little gadgets haha!

The mini is a backward step. I cannot forgive the old hardware and lack of retina display.

It's an unfortunate issue... People in my circle are ALL passing for these significant reasons.

Originally Posted by Torinate

The mini is a backward step. I cannot forgive the old hardware and lack of retina display.

It's an unfortunate issue... People in my circle are ALL passing for these significant reasons.

I agree and understand your logic but the Devs on Twitter seem to be in love w/ it! They claim its really fast because of the lack of Retina and that the image quality is still (somehow) amazing. Several of them don't even want to use their regular iPads anymore!

I'm really on the fence about this one. I think my wife would love it for book reading and since its like 1/4" thick, it's hard to pass up. At the same time, I know that next year will bring (at least) an A6 chip so I can't decide if I should wait...

Such hard choices in life!!!

Everyone all up in arms about how apple reports their sales. At least they do. Hows that Kindle selling, oh thats right, amazon keeps those numbers hidden so no one besides them actually knows.

ok..for those people whom are NOT tech savvy the iPad mini can EASILY be thought of as a iPad3 but smaller because to the non-trained eye the graphics look Nice tbh, but since i own a iPad3 i know different but to most others .....say 95%, they can't make that distinction.

iPad Mini with Retina will come out early next year.

iPad Mini Retina rumor arrives early | Apple - CNET News

Originally Posted by bry2k2

Learn how to read, no one they weren't successful they are just embellishing the numbers

Learn how to construct a comprehensible sentence...