Apple's success selling 55 million iPad

iPad has proven sales success. Apple's CEO, Tim Cook revealed that the numbers they achieved at the Goldman Sachs Technology and Internet Conference, Apple has been selling computer tablets are as many as 55 million units. For iPhone, to reach the required time for 3 years, is for Mac computers, much longer that 22 years.

Apple CEO Steve Jobs who replaced the deceased is said that success is due to the iPad support and content of previous products. "The reason for the success of iPad is it like to be part of a product that was released earlier, the iTunes store and iPhone," Cook said as quoted by SlashGear, Wednesday (02/15/2012).

Cook was speaking in a grand event held in San Francisco. Cook's presence here is touted as the biggest test since it replaces Jobs last year.

IPad device sales are increasing while other vendors to create more and more aggressive competitors. For those who are impatient with the presence of iPad 3, seem to have to start preparing for iPad 3 reportedly will appear in March. (dNet)

U.S. Air Force plans to buy 18 thousand iPad

Washington, USA-- United States Air Force plans to buy 18 thousand units of the Apple iPad tablet computer. Its function is to replace manual paper and carried by the pilot.

U.S. Air Force has registered the name iPad in the U.S. government's procurement website. But they are still considering similar products like the BlackBerry Playbook and Samsung Galaxy Tablet.

But the iPad does become the strongest candidate. If the U.S. Air Force iPad so buy in bulk, then Apple will benefit from the plan related to penetrate the government sector after a fairly successful in consumer and business sectors.

Order as many as 18 thousand units of tablet computers are the largest by the military. "This purchase is potentially the biggest government orders to a tablet computer," written in Netgov website.

As quoted from PCMag, Monday (2/13/2012), iPad actually been used by the U.S. military. Soldiers in Afghanistan have used years ago to assist them in mapping the position of the enemy.