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Nearly one-third of iPad owners have yet to download an app

article published on 22 October, 2010

A new Nielsen study, dubbed "The Increasingly Connected Consumer: Connected Devices," has shown that nearly one-third of all iPad owners have yet to download an app for their device. 32 percent of iPad owners remain app-less despite a number of very popular apps being created specifically for the tablet. 63 percent of device owners have downloaded an app and paid for at least one while ... [ read the full article ]

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DXR88
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_ 		22. October 2010 @ 18:19 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
No downloads from an official source, maybe. no downloads at all highly unlikely.
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tch6
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_ 		22. October 2010 @ 22:38 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have an explanation.

1. The iPad is jail broken and downloaded from Cydia.
2. Of the 8 million iPad sold, only 2/3 actually reached the enduser, many of the 1/3 remaining still sit on the shelves. Shops expected a huge demand, overstocked themselves with more ipads than were actually needed.
3. Apple has exaggerated it's sales.
4. All of the above.
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biglo30
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_ 		23. October 2010 @ 14:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Most people only bough it to have the new big thing, personally I think it is very handy to browse the web and watch movies with the instant on from sleep and smooth transtitons.
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dbminter
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_ 		4. November 2010 @ 13:28 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
"The most popular paid apps were games at 62 percent, followed by books at 54 percent and music at 50 percent."


Am I missing something or does that value total more than 100%? :)
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