On Apr 6, 2010, at 2:13 PM, T.L. Miller wrote: > Here's something I read about that makes 300,000 sound better: "the > iPhone, sold only 270,000 units in the first 30 hours of sales when it > was launched three years ago, almost half what analysts predicted." I would say look also at the economic climate we have going right now. IMHO, it's amazing that people buy luxury items in any amount. Perhaps there are those for whom the iPad is necessary equipment, but for most it's prbly more of a "I gotta have one of those" type of purchase. chalk it up to Apple's ability to consistently get things right as to why 300K of these toys are already sold. zc