Day 1: Apple sells 3 lakh iPads

Apple Inc sold more than 300,000 iPads on the tablet computer's first day in stores, a strong showing that roughly matched Wall Street forecasts and mirrored the iPhone's debut in 2007.

Despite a solid opening weekend, which prompted several investment banks to raise their earnings and revenue forecasts, the bigger test will come later this year, as consumers outside the company's core fan base size up the iPad.

Image: A customer uses an iPad on the first day of Apple iPad sales at an Apple store in San Francisco April 3, 2010.

Text: Reuters

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