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Apple is selling more than 200,000 iPads a week in the US, according to one analyst, outpacing sales of the Mac and not far behind the iPhone 3GS.
According to technology bloghttp://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100520/apple-selling-more-ipads-tha... target="_blank"> Digital Daily, RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky wrote in a note that sales were still "strong post-launch", thanks to increasing demand, sustained publicity and word of mouth marketing, and the increasing amount of content available.
"We believe Apple is now selling >200k iPads/week, greater than US Macs (est. 110k Macs/week) and just below US iPhone 3GS first quart (246k/week)," the note said.
As a result, Abramsky has upped his forecast of international sales of the device for 2010 from five million to eight million. The international launch is due to take place on 28th May.
The blog said this was "one of the most bullish iPad sales estimates to date, though it certainly has company". It cited Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi, who predicted sales would reach five million in the first year, while Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty said it was likely to exceed six million.