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Obvious: Apple fans who own Apple products can't wait to buy the iPad
This is probably one for the obvious department, but we'll share it with you anyway. An NPD study released last week says that device awareness for the iPad is already very high (no duh), and that it's highest among 18-34 year old current Apple owners (double duh) with $100,000 or greater income. So basically, Apple fans with money to spend can't wait to buy the iPad. That, we believe, is the legendary triple duh. But wait, there's more. The reason all of those current Apple owners want to buy the iPad? "Liking the Apple brand." They want to buy an Apple product because they like Apple products. The multitouch screen tied for biggest reason to buy, and NPD also says that 18-34 users are interesting in actually playing music and accessing the Internet from the device. To be fair, those numbers are all cited as "awareness" -- only 9% of those surveyed said they were "extremely or very likely" to actually buy one. Price was cited as a major concern, and many of them, as we reported the other day, said they'd be just as happy with a netbook anyway. [via MacRumors]
Wii dominating the competition
In a recent Yahoo article, Nintendo is declared as taking the lead in the current console war. Of course, the article focuses on Nintendo's amazing sales figures for the month of January, as well as the console's accessibility to people of all ages, from all walks of life. The article also talks about Sony's attempt to sway Australian interest by bundling a free Blu-ray version of Casino Royale with the first 30,000 consoles sold in the region.The article eventually ends up talking about the stories of weight loss some Wii users have experience, pointing out a strong advertising option for the company. And really, it is a smart way to market their product to a different demographic. Do you think Nintendo will begin doing that in the near future?
