Memorial Day: un jour sacré pour Apple

Memorial Day est un jour national ou plus particulièrement une fête nationale qui commémore la chute des soldats américains durant le service militaire.
Memorial Day est aussi un jour sacré dans la technologie cette année, car Apple annonce la vente de plus de 2 Millions d'iPad en moins de 60 jours. Une prouesse extraordinaire puisqu'il faut considerer que la plupart des ventes effectuées se sont réalisé sur le marché américain. Cela sans compter la sortie internationale de la tablette fonctionnant sous iPhone OS depuis 3 jours.

"Les utilisateurs du monde entier découvrent la magie de l'iPad et semblent l'adorer autant que nous", déclare le PDG d'Apple, Steve Jobs. "Nous admirons leur patience et travaillons dur pour construire assez d'iPad pour tout le monde".

Communiqué de presse ci-dessous: (en anglais):

CUPERTINO, Calif., May 31./ Apple® today announced that iPad™ sales have topped two million in less than 60 days since its launch on April 3. Apple began shipping iPad in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK this past weekend. iPad will be available in nine more countries in July and additional countries later this year.

"Customers around the world are experiencing the magic of iPad, and seem to be loving it as much as we do," said Steve Jobs, Apple's CEO. "We appreciate their patience, and are working hard to build enough iPads for everyone."

iPad allows users to connect with their apps, content and the Internet in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad's revolutionary Multi-Touch™ user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.

Developers have created over 5,000 exciting new apps for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch user interface, large screen and high-quality graphics. iPad will run almost all of the more than 200,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone® or iPod touch®.