04.11.2013 20:05 Uhr, Quelle: Macworld UK

iPad Air's usage share hints at opening weekend sales boom

Apple's new iPad Air got off to a fast start this weekend, according to measurements of its online activity, which was twice the combined shares of 2012's then-new fourth-generation iPad and iPad Mini tablets.Boston-based Fiksu, an iOS and Android app marketing firm, said that as of Monday, the iPad Air accounted for 0.72% of the iPad traffic that accessed its clients' apps. That was almost five times the 0.15% o the fourth-generation iPad after its first three days, and over three times the 0.21% o last years' original iPad Mini.The iPad Air's online usage was double the combined total (0.36%) f last year's new tablets at the same point after their debut.Both the iPad Mini and the fourth-generation iPad went on sale Nov. 2, 2012. This year, Apple launched only the 9.7-in. iPad Air, saying it would start selling a refreshed iPad Mini -- one with a higher-resolution Retina-style screen -- later this month.

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