“More than two weeks after the iPad 2 went on sale in the U.S., lines continue to form at Apple stores around the country as new shipments arrive, prompting one Wall Street analyst to significantly increase his forecast for 2011 shipments,” AppleInsider reports.
“Analyst Charlie Wolf with Needham & Company issued a new note to investors on Tuesday entitled ‘AAPL: Shock and Awe!’ In it, Wolf reveals he has increased his projected iPad sales for 2011 by 10 million, to a total of 30 million,” AppleInsider reports.
“Wolf has also increased his prediction for 2012 iPad sales by 10 million, totaling 40 million next year,” AppleInsider reports. “‘Attempting to forecast the growth trajectory of a new category of computers is difficult, if not perilous,’ Wolf wrote. ‘However, the launch of the iPad 2 so far exceeded our expectations that it was evident our 2011 and 2012 shipment forecasts were dramatically low.'”
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MacDailyNews Take: For some reason, “iPad unit sales estimates are too low” sounds so familiar.
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” for the heads up.]
Hey SamDung, Motomorons, micreoshaft, rimmnut!!! Take note. Apple is kicking your ass!!!
I don’t believe this story! They are lining up either for RIM’s Playbook or the Xoom. Incidentally, whatever happened to the Xoom? Was it actually released? There was wall-to-wall coverage of the device, but now ……
I believe you can exhume a Xoom at Verizon stores & dealers.
Data contract mandatory.
Moronic consumer optional.
‘They are lining up either for RIM’s Playbook or the Xoom.’ ???????
I thought these lines were outside the Apple store. Apple is selling the Playbook and the Xoom for Rim and Moto? Wow…that is nice of them!
See, that’s another piece of misinformation. It is not the Apple store, it is the Lemon store they’re lining up outside of.
Why, no- in fact they just introduced the WiFi only models over the weekend.
I’m sure sales will start to take off NOW! 😉
best buy has them too..
terrible
While it’s obvious iPad2 is a huge success, it seems these “estimate revision” missives by analyst (who have a vested interest in Apple stock) are a bit self-serving.
I’ve noticed more and more books being published about Experts being wrong, wrong, wrong. “Experts all the way down”; “Wrong: Why Experts Keep Failing Us”; “The experts are wrong”; “Why the Experts Keep Getting It Wrong”.
They miscalculated the risks in Japan too.
This is indeed amazing – calling it “Apple’s revolutionary iPad” no longer sounds like hyperbole!
… that they made this revision well before the fact. A year ago they were still short-counting the iPad and calling it a flash in the pan. That said, I’m kind of hoping the lines will go away sooner, rather than later. Preferably due to improved supplies. Why? ‘Cuz I don’t want to wait in line to get mine. And get one, I will.
The lines only tell half the story, order one online for the other half.
I ordered mine – Black 64 AT&T – the minute MacConnection started taking orders at 5PM ET March 11 and got it free 2 day air no sales tax 12.5 days later last Thursday morning. Digital AV Adapter arrives Friday. Saved $87 in California sales tax. Didn’t have to suffer any line waiting time at all. Fits perfectly in last year’s Apple Case. Boy is it ever fast. It will blow your mind how much fast it is vs the original which I also got from MacConnection last year. 😉
Doesn’t fit quite as snug in the case as iPad 1, which is a bit of a drag for overal protection. Its great for lying around the living room though and for general protection. iPad 2 is about 1/4″ smaller in height and width (~) it’s also thinner and the case openings need to be surgically enlarged or modified, to line up with the the ports and switches, lenses and speaker.
Apple should remake the same case fro iPad 2, it’s indestructible, a perfect fit and has saved my iPad from shattering many times. It is the real unsung hero. If you write them they might.
I miss the related articles section.
When Apple announces the number in a few weeks time, will shock and awe yet more FUD draw?
The “forecast” for how many iPads are sold in 2012? Easy. It equals how many Apple decides to produce in 2012.
MDN has called this correctly right from the start, all the projected iPad sales numbers were way, way to low.
People are missing the real news within the news….
“‘Attempting to forecast the growth trajectory of a new category of computers is difficult, if not perilous,’ Wolf wrote.
NOTE THE USE OF THE WORD ‘computers’. Is the rest of the world going to classify the iPad as a ‘computer’ now? if so, Apple is going to blow ALL numbers out of the water for computer sales compared to all manufacturers.
MDN congratulation on once again getting it right on the IPad 2. The sale number for Apple seen endless on the iPad 2.
WTF kind of forecast is this? This is like changing your NCAA bracket after the first round due to a bunch of upsets.
I’m going to wait until Apple releases the final numbers to give my forecast.
Still too low. I think 50 million this year – 75 million next year.
If Apple can produce 50 million in 2011, they will sell 50 million. It really depends on available supply of components or rate of production, whichever becomes the key constraint. Making the sale is NOT the constraint; it IS the key constraint for everyone else, however. 🙂
@Paul,
No suppression is necessary. There is no competition, wiiiiide open market for iPad2. When have we ever seen worldwide demand for a relatively new product space?