Andre Yoskowitz
24 Apr 2011 23:19
According to RBC Capital Markets analyst Mike Abramsky, the RIM BlackBerry PlayBook tablet may be selling much better than analysts had anticipated, with the company selling 50,000 on the first day, alone.
Checking in with 70 different retail store, including Best Buy and Staples, Abramsky says 11 percent of all stores sold out, while others had "light" sales.
Overall, the analyst says 50,000 were likely sold on launch day, April 19th.
While the numbers may be deceiving (because it is unclear how many models of each were available to begin with), it appears the 64GB model is selling the best, with 91 percent of stores claiming that particular version is sold out, compared to just 13 percent for the cheapest 16GB model.
Abramsky says he expects 500,000 to be shipped in the first fiscal quarter of availability.