Analysts in the US are expecting the iPad 2 to sell 600,000 units in the first weekend. The Apple distribution model has been adjusted to include more retailers. It will be interesting to see how this plays out in Australia. Newsagents and others who said the iPad was a passing phase are being proven wrong. This new distribution channel is getting bigger by the day and publishers understand this.
Meanwhile many of their long-standing approved retailers will miss out again on stock. May as well deal with Microsoft.
JUST days before the iPad 2 hits the shelves in Australia, overseas consumers are already reporting apparent defects in the much hyped tablet.
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