I don't think the market for pad computers is anywhere near as large as the market for desktop PCs (circa 1995) or mp3 players (circa now). It's just not an "ev

I don't think the market for pad computers is anywhere near as large as the market for desktop PCs (circa 1995) or mp3 players (circa now). It's just not an "everybody needs one" sort of product. That statement got me thinking so I actually went and looked it up. In 1995 The US personal computer market saw about 21 million units shipped and 58 million units shipped worldwide. Estimates figure Apple has shipped about 8.5 million iPads worldwide in the 6.5 months since it's launch, and they are projected to ship about 45 million in 2011. So it looks like even disregarding other pad devices, the iPad alone has a market approaching the size of the pc market in 1995!