Filed under: iPadYesterday, we reported on an incredible statistic: If iPad sales continue at the current rate through the end of June, Apple could realize US$1 billion in revenue. Today, Yankee Group's Carl Howe puts that number into perspective, noting that the iPad "will likely take the crown for the fastest consumer product growth to the $1 billion revenue mark in history." That is, of course, if current sales trends continue.
If it happens, it will have taken place in less than 120 days. Howe compares the iPad's meteoric rise to the revenue arc of Google. As
