Apple will also close the all you listen music service it bought last year: Lala on May 31, suggesting to speculators that Apple may offer a web-based iTunes. In the meantime, iPad sales are flourishing. The 3G iPad went on sale April 30. Apple announced that it sold its one millionth iPad on
Friday, April 30, 28 days after its introduction on April
3.
iPad users have already downloaded over 12 million apps from
the App Store and over 1.5 million ebooks from the new iBookstore.
"One million iPads in 28 days--that's less than half of the 74 days it
took to achieve this milestone with iPhone," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "Demand continues to
exceed supply and we're working hard to get this magical product into
the hands of even more customers."
iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more
intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the
web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos,
listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad's
revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and
weighs just 1.5 pounds--thinner and lighter than any laptop or
netbook--and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.*
Developers have created over 5,000 exciting new apps for iPad that
take advantage of its Multi-Touch user interface, large screen and
high-quality graphics. iPad will run almost all of the more than 200,000
apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your
iPhone® or iPod touch.