{"id":8609,"date":"2011-04-25T00:00:12","date_gmt":"2011-04-25T07:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.technightowl.com\/?p=8609"},"modified":"2011-04-25T06:34:27","modified_gmt":"2011-04-25T13:34:27","slug":"newsletter-issue-595-understanding-the-magic-and-mystery-of-the-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/blog\/2011\/04\/newsletter-issue-595-understanding-the-magic-and-mystery-of-the-ipad\/","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter Issue #595: Understanding the Magic and Mystery of the iPad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>No doubt consumer electronics companies around the world are trying to find a way to tap into the reasons behind the iPad\u2019s incredible success, and leverage them to their own advantage. Even when sales in the last quarter weren\u2019t quite up to industry expectations, Apple simply stated it was the result of the \u201cmother of all backlogs,\u201d and that they were doing everything they could to catch up with demand.<\/p>\n<p>Had there been more product out there, the sales figures would likely have reflected it, they said. Sure, I suppose it doesn\u2019t take much cynicism to conclude that Apple COO Tim Cook was in high spin control mode when he made that telling pronouncement about the iPad 2?s inventory situation. But it\u2019s also true that the product is really backordered. Go into any store featuring the iPad 2 \u2014 as I have done in recent days \u2014 and you will see precious few units available. If you want to order one from Apple\u2019s online store, which ought to have the best inventory outside of one of their retail outlets, expect to wait one to two weeks.<\/p>\n<p>Clearly the channels aren\u2019t flooded with the iPad 2. And it doesn\u2019t matter what the cause might be, although Apple denies that the catastrophe in Japan is having any material effect. The fact of the matter is that the demand still can\u2019t be satisfied.<\/p>\n<p>Would that Apple\u2019s competitors would confront such a \u201cproblem.\u201d More to the point, it doesn\u2019t appear as if people who can\u2019t get instant gratification from Apple are going to competitors to pick up a Motorola Xoom, a BlackBerry PlayBook, or any of the other iPad wannabes. The situation isn\u2019t playing out that way.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Wait! There's more than meets the eye!\" href=\"http:\/\/www.technightowl.live\/newsletter\/2011\/04\/newsletter-issue-595\/#way\"><strong>Continue Reading\u2026<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No doubt consumer electronics companies around the world are trying to find a way to tap into the reasons behind the iPad\u2019s incredible success, and leverage them to their own advantage. 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