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Report: iPad May Be Cannibalizing iPods, Not Macs

17.05.10

Understood the relative costs involved, the state of the economy, and the similarity of aim (as marketed), between each device, it's no surprise that iPod sales are down. Patently, if finances give people a choice, the iPad is preferred over the iPod and at the expense of the iPod sales.

How are laptop and netbook sales doing? People (blunt-core Apple fans, that is) have touted the iPad as a feasible netbook/laptop (and even computer) replacement. Given the form component (the slate was tried twice before, once by Apple and all failed except in place markets) this seems highly unlikely. I believe it was said that it was all the 'computer' (keeping in reason that the iPad isn't a computer) anyone would ever want, but it certainly isn't all that people would ever lack.

It still has that 'new slate smell' and people will go out of their way (sometimes to laughable levels) to make it work for them to 'prove' they can do things on it to scoffers

Source: Wired News