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Who Bought Apple's 300,000 iPads? Take a Guess

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Who Bought Apple's 300,000 iPads? Take a Guess Apple says it sold 300,000 iPads during the device's first day -- and the people who bought them, not surprisingly, seem to have a couple things in common.
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