“Wal-Mart landed the tablet computer a little later than two of its largest retail rivals: Best Buy Co., which has been selling the iPad since its launch in April, and Target Corp., which began carrying it this month,” Bustillo reports. “The Bentonville, Ark., retail giant said that what it lacked in timeliness it will make up for in sales heft.”
Bustillo reports, “It vowed to slowly ramp up the number of U.S. stores carrying the iPad to more than 2,300 by the height of the holiday season in mid-November. There will also be no Wal-Mart ‘rollback’ price cut on the iPad: The tablets will sell for Apple’s suggested retail price, which starts at $499… Analysts now expect Apple to sell 11 million to 12 million iPads this year, more than twice what was initially estimated, and reach 20 million next year.”
MacDailyNews Take: Too low.
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MacDailyNews Take: Congrats to Apple for a speedy product ramp up and rollout. It’s a nice change. It’s also nice to see Cupertino playing for keeps.
When Apple sells everywhere at the same price, then shoppers go to where they get the best customer service. Also, if Apple never goes on sale, you have no reason to wait for a sale. Stores hope to sell rubber bumpers cause those things are marked up huge.
Wal-Mart is one of the most evil corporations in the history of corporations:
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Wal-Mart is one of the most evil corporations in the history of corporations:
http://www.walmartmovie.com
@ iAppleTennisU:-)
Please. Stop.
@ iAppleTennisU:-)
Please. Stop.
Jax -right on!!
Jax -right on!!
My local Target was Wi-Fi only …
Will Walmart be as well?
My local Target was Wi-Fi only …
Will Walmart be as well?
Hey breeze, looks like a “titlewave” not a flood gate to me.
Hey breeze, looks like a “titlewave” not a flood gate to me.
Frys just beat Wallmart… Already selling the different versions!
Frys just beat Wallmart… Already selling the different versions!
Pre-loaded with an app with the top tater salad recipes.
Pre-loaded with an app with the top tater salad recipes.
iPad – ” who’s gonna buy that ?”
Jan.2010 –
LOL !!!!!!!!!!
iPad – ” who’s gonna buy that ?”
Jan.2010 –
LOL !!!!!!!!!!
Again… MDN…
I have said this many manu times befote. Show us your model for how you are calculation the iPad demand. Show us why it’s low? No you can’t because you only have an opinion, no fact, no numbers, no model. You see what the analyst thinks and then you say “LOW”. Its just an opinion of yours. You have no crystal ball, you know nothing more than anyone else. So SHOW US YOUR MODEL NOW!
Again… MDN…
I have said this many manu times befote. Show us your model for how you are calculation the iPad demand. Show us why it’s low? No you can’t because you only have an opinion, no fact, no numbers, no model. You see what the analyst thinks and then you say “LOW”. Its just an opinion of yours. You have no crystal ball, you know nothing more than anyone else. So SHOW US YOUR MODEL NOW!