Andre Yoskowitz
14 Oct 2010 13:48
Analyst Colin McGranahan of Bernstein Research has said today the Apple iPad is the fastest selling gadget of all-time, with an estimated 8.5 million units sold since launch in April.
Leading to the strong sales is the fact that consumers seem to replacing new computer purchases with tablet purchases.
NPD says that 13 percent of iPad owners would have instead purchased a new computer had the tablet not been available.
McGranahan calls the iPad a "runaway success of unprecedented proportion."
Apple has recently made the tablet available via Amazon, Target and Wal-Mart so sales are expected to spike over the holiday season.