The iPad is a complete mobile computing device that allows users to browse the web, check and send email, edit and share photos, watch videos, play music, read eBooks, and play games. Over 3 million iPad units were sold in the first 80 days after its debut in April 2010. The iPad appeals most to affluent consumers between the ages of 30-54, especially males aged 35-44. Magazine publishers are seeing much more online readership and downloads of their iPad editions compared to print, as the iPad allows for interactive features not possible in print.
2. iPad = Complete mobile computing device
? Browse the web
? Check and send emails
? Edit and share photos
? Watch videos in HD
? Play music
? Read eBooks
? Play games
? Etc.
5. TIMELINE
? April 3, 2010: Debut
¨C 300,000 WiFi iPads sold on first day
? April 8: 450,000 iPads sold so far
¨C 3.5 million iPad Apps and 600,000 iBooks downloaded
? April 10: 500,000 iPad units sold in first week
? May 3: 1,000,000 iPad units sold
? May 31: 2,000,000 iPad units sold
? June 21: 3,000,000 iPad units sold (in 80 days)
6. WHAT DO NUMBERS MEAN?
? iPad is on track to become the world¡¯s most
popular mobile device.
¨C Morgan Stanley projects sales of 16 million units
in the first year alone.
? In latest quarter (April to June), the iPad
generated $2.17 billion in revenues.
¨C This is 14% of Apple¡¯s total income for that period.
7. DEMOGRAPHICS OF iPAD USERS
? Most users are from the 30 ¨C 54 age range.
¨C Peak in the 35 ¨C 44 age group
? Yahoo found that males outnumber females
2:1
? Income levels are more likely to be affluent
consumers with solid wealth and strong
incomes.