The iPad tablet is one of the most successful products ever launched by Apple and the infographic below reinforces this statement. Notice that in 2010 Apple earned 5.2 billion dollars from the sales of applications to iPad owners and it is estimated that in 2011 this figure will triple. Owners of iPad tablets tend to read newspapers much more often than owners of other e-book readers and seem to have a bit more money in their pockets than normal users since they spend an average of over $200 per month on eBay. All in all, the iPad is a "money machine" for Apple and I have the impression that the iPad 2 will exceed everyone's expectations in terms of sales and profit generated.
