iPad Here, But Apple Already Moving Forward

Even with the reservations system in place for the iPad launch, there were still lines. In fact, there were two lines at each Apple store: one for those with reservations, and one for those without. Those with reservations were supposedly guaranteed an iPad, but that didn’t stop them from lining up hours before the stores opened, just to be sure.
Apple officially announced that they sold 300,000 iPads on the first day. This would include pre-orders mailed out, reservations picked up, and regular walk-in sales. The iPad was only on sale in the U.S. Analysts estimate the first week at about 500,000 iPad sales.
While shortages of iPads were occasionally reported at Apple stores and other retailers like Best Buy, it seems Apple made enough to go around.
But Apple isn’t resting on this success. Later today Apple will give a sneak peak of the next version of the iPhone OS. Most likely they are doing this because they want to get it in the hands of app developers and beta testers soon, so they might as well announce the new features now. Rumors are that two major new features will be multitasking and printing from apps. Others speculate GPS navigation in the Maps app and a merged inbox email view in the Mail app.
Expect developers to be able to get their hands on the new OS soon, but the general public will most likely wait for a new iPhone model this summer.
We’ll be reporting news of the event on Twitter, Facebook and the left sidebar of the MacMost home page.