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halo on June 22, 2010 | parent | context | favorite | on: Apple sells 3 million iPads in 80 days

The iPad took 4 weeks to sell 1 million units.

The iPhone 3GS sold 1 million units in 3 days. (http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/05/03/ipad_sales_top_one_m...)

masklinn on June 23, 2010 [–]

The 3GS and the iPad occupy completely different segments and markets (one of which didn't quite exist before the device was created), Vista and 7 don't.

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