A slowdown in sales of iPads has led to the slip of apple shares by 6% in after-hours trading. Apple has stated that it has sold 4.2m units by the end of September – 0.8m short of the predicted 5m target. Is this the beginning of the end of the apple i-revolution. Is Jobs taking his battles one step too far? Will the i-pad/pod/phone vs android war have the same disastrous consequences on Apple as the original Apple vs PC war?
It’s early days yet but the alternatives to the ipad are still new to the market and the test will be the forthcoming Christmas sales. Will Jobs be right about the unsuitability of the new tablets to the general idea embodied by the ipad? An interesting battle ahead as app-makers and consumers alike, not to mention the investors look closely at the most recent developments. I still think the ipad rocks …. and I have not even got one yet!
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