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"Not to the surprise of the already disappointed,\u00A0but perhaps to the fanboy's chagrin, information detailing consumer demand for the iPad is quite weak.\r\n\r\nFew people are claiming to wish to purchase the device, despite months of hype surrounding the gadget and a very well covered launch event.\r\n\r\nIn data collected by Retrovo both pre and post the iPad's\u00A0unveiling, consumer interest in the device has declined from before to after its\u00A0lengthy\u00A0introduction by Apple CEO\u00A0Steve Jobs. The data speaks loudly for itself, take a look:\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\nThe percentage of people who know of the device and do not want one doubled after the announcement. The percentage of people who need more information, but might be interested rose slightly from 19 to 21 percent.\r\nOf course, the number of people claiming not to know about the device while stating a lack of interest declined, with many from that camp stating that they have heard of the device, and are not still\u00A0interested as we\u00A0previously\u00A0noted.\r\nAfter the announcement a scant 9% of people polled want to buy the device outright. For a device that is supposed to open a new product category and revolutionize touch computing, that is a disappointing figure.\r\nIt looks like a rocky start for the iPad. Will this change before the device goes on sale?"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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