Apple’s iPad is one of the best selling devices ever, but one analyst sees sales skyrocketing over the next year to almost unheard of numbers.
[ad#Google Adsense 300×250 in story]Brian White, an analyst with Ticonderoga Securities, said in a research note to clients that he expect sales of the iPad to reach 45 million units in 2011. White seems to be basing his numbers on talks with Chinese suppliers, according to a report on Forbes.
White’s numbers are higher than any analyst to date. Piper Jaffray Senior Research Analyst, Gene Munster, said he expects Apple to ship 21 million units in 2011, almost half of what White is predicting.
Apple hasn’t released sales numbers for the iPad since reporting its fiscal third quarter in July. At that time, Apple shipped 3.27 million iPads in the first quarter it was available.
I think it was back in 2008 that Gene Munster said that Apple would sell about 45 million iPhones. I believe Apple sold only half as many. It was during the time of the housing collapse and mortgage scandals and that might have had a huge effect on iPhone sales, but who knows what’s going to happen next year. Never get one’s hopes up too high, because there’s always something to foul up overzealous predictions. There are so many people who believe Apple is going to collapse as soon as the consumers get tired of Apple products. I suppose the iHaters believe that some other company is going to come along and steal Apple’s thunder or consumers may just get tired of buying electronic gadgets. Who knows. I’m only hoping that Apple stays on top at least for a few more years until I reach retirement and maybe shares will be worth $400. It’s a longshot, but I’ll keep hoping for the best.
Brian White, meet batshit crazy.
Batshit crazy, meet Brian White.