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New iPad sales in FQ2
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You should have spend the money on a quick trip to Vegas instead. It is clear you don’t need the iPad but instead some R&R. :wink:
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Mad, if you have an iPhone or older iPad, you have little excuse to not have the iPad up and running.
Sync with iTunes/iCloud and you’re done! Heck, I had my case and screen protector arrive before my iPad did! 
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I’m slightly confused by the iPad rollout - massive supply in stores and resellers, but apple store online maintains a 1 week+ delivery time. seems to be the story worldwide.
Are online orders all coming straight from china to the door, while a sepearate supply goes through apples normal distribution chain to retail outlets?
Here in NZ I just walked into one of several iPad resellers within 100m of my house an hour after launch last Friday and was able to get whatever model I wanted. A work mate ordered from apple online on the same morning and is still waiting for delivery almost a week later.
I think it’s good for march quarter sales numbers, because if apple has FLOODED the reseller retail outlets with massive supply, those are all countered as sales (whether or not they are sold yet).
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I’m tempering my Q2 iPad sales expectations due to the 4G FUD issue. I do see this as a fairly significant marketing blunder.
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[ Edited: 29 March 2012 10:59 AM by johnG ]
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I’m slightly confused by the iPad rollout - massive supply in stores and resellers, but apple store online maintains a 1 week+ delivery time. seems to be the story worldwide.
Are online orders all coming straight from china to the door, while a sepearate supply goes through apples normal distribution chain to retail outlets?
Here in NZ I just walked into one of several iPad resellers within 100m of my house an hour after launch last Friday and was able to get whatever model I wanted. A work mate ordered from apple online on the same morning and is still waiting for delivery almost a week later.
I think it’s good for march quarter sales numbers, because if apple has FLOODED the reseller retail outlets with massive supply, those are all countered as sales (whether or not they are sold yet).
I think that would make sense if Apple wants to channel more customers into their retail stores in order to have them “impulse” buy products other than the iPad.
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I’m slightly confused by the iPad rollout - massive supply in stores and resellers, but apple store online maintains a 1 week+ delivery time. seems to be the story worldwide.
Are online orders all coming straight from china to the door, while a sepearate supply goes through apples normal distribution chain to retail outlets?
Here in NZ I just walked into one of several iPad resellers within 100m of my house an hour after launch last Friday and was able to get whatever model I wanted. A work mate ordered from apple online on the same morning and is still waiting for delivery almost a week later.
I think it’s good for march quarter sales numbers, because if apple has FLOODED the reseller retail outlets with massive supply, those are all countered as sales (whether or not they are sold yet).
I think that would make sense if Apple wants to channel more customers into their retail stores in order to have them “impulse” buy products other than the iPad.
I like the “impulse buy” thought, as applied to iPads in general - maybe apple knows there are large amounts of impulse buying people who get caught up in the release mania and are more likely to buy a new ipad if they can walk in and get one, rather than if they have to wait for delivery by ordering online. (no apple stores here in NZ yet - so this is a strategy that works with resellers too).
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...I know I am really going to take grief for this next statement, but I have yet to open the New iPad I pre-ordered and received on March 16. Don’t worry friends, it will still count for this quarter. Ok, let the shellacking begin!
Did you ever open it? Are you using it like this?
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I’m slightly confused by the iPad rollout - massive supply in stores and resellers, but apple store online maintains a 1 week+ delivery time. seems to be the story worldwide.
Are online orders all coming straight from china to the door, while a sepearate supply goes through apples normal distribution chain to retail outlets?
Here in NZ I just walked into one of several iPad resellers within 100m of my house an hour after launch last Friday and was able to get whatever model I wanted. A work mate ordered from apple online on the same morning and is still waiting for delivery almost a week later.
I think it’s good for march quarter sales numbers, because if apple has FLOODED the reseller retail outlets with massive supply, those are all countered as sales (whether or not they are sold yet).
I think that would make sense if Apple wants to channel more customers into their retail stores in order to have them “impulse” buy products other than the iPad.
I like the “impulse buy” thought, as applied to iPads in general - maybe apple knows there are large amounts of impulse buying people who get caught up in the release mania and are more likely to buy a new ipad if they can walk in and get one, rather than if they have to wait for delivery by ordering online. (no apple stores here in NZ yet - so this is a strategy that works with resellers too).
It could be a strategy to counter the Samsung ads depicting Apple buyers waiting endlessly in lines.
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To the moon, Alice!
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Wedge Partners needs to get a clue.
I’m all for thoughtful bearish opinion and well-researched concern. But behold! One minute of effort!
Not super long lines? Lots of initial supply? Oh no!
http://www.cultofmac.com/124414/there-were-long-lines-for-the-iphone-4s-no-one-has-reported-yet/
Oh wait…
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