1:00p Will Apple sell over 54,000,000 iPad units in 2012?
YES -130
NO -110
Max bet YES -130
Analyst expects sales of ipad 3 of about 55 million in 2012
http://www.appleinsider.com/articles...n_in_2012.html
Taiwanese screen maker expects 65-70 million produced for ipad3 in 2012
http://www.electronista.com/articles...than.in.20111/
What makes the bet great however is you get Jan-March Ipad2 sales and legacy sales of ipad2 after Ipad3 launch included in bet as it isn't specific to Ipad 3 units. Risks include if Ipad3 is flop but all expectations seem to indicate otherwise. Tablet competition might eat into ipad3 sales but I don't think it will be significant enough so that it will outpace growth of tablet market and apple's share of that anyway.