Apple announced today that they have sold 2 million iPads during the first two months of availability, meaning that they have sold another million in the second month, almost all of which had to be in the U.S.
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It’s known that Apple’s been investigating the circumstances of the Foxconn (a.k.a. Hon Hai) factory suicide cluster and that low wages are an issue. Now, as Foxconn increases welfare services, and puts up suicide netting to slow the jumpers down, Apple’s stepping up to increase wages.
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When it comes to Mac versus PC performance comparisons, past is prologue. Our Windows friends can go faster, but crash a lot more. Users of the fairer platform enjoy superior stability, but relatively potter along — same hardware, slower speed.
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The beginning of Steve Jobs third act in life, where he beat cancer and then went on to create the “magical and revolutionary” iPad is already the stuff of legend. Nevertheless, nothing in his life is sacred and the lads at Daily Motion aim prove that axiom every day.
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An iPhone OS-based device that’s all about streaming with next to zero local storage? That sounds like a Hollywood executive’s wet dream, but those guys at NBC and Warner aren’t welcome because they choose not to be, which would make them party poopers (assuming they’d be missed).
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After a two-month wait, during which Apple’s new tablet computer sold very well indeed in the United States, the iPad has finally been released worldwide, with predictable reactions for a new Apple product.
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There have been a long series of incidents involving seeming indecision regarding which apps are accepted by Apple’s App Store. Now this indecision has moved into the realm of politics, where it is again causing problems.
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How can anyone forget the specter of Bill Gates on the big screen at Macworld Boston in 1997? That was a shock to say the least. Perhaps the only way to top that unexpected apparition would be if Steve Ballmer presented at this year’s developer conference, live or otherwise.
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No one thought it would happen so fast. Then again, with the iPad already a huge success less than two months after launch and Windows Mobile in free fall since the iPhone’s launch three years ago, it be might be that Wall Street’s just a wee bit slow in recognizing the facts on the ground.
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There’s a volatile mix of factors driving this issue and the media attention, both here and in China, probably isn’t helping. In a suicide cluster, it’s hard to connect the dots, especially when the media’s examining your every move.
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