> The survey results suggest consumers may not see how the iPad would fit into their lives. While 5 percent said they “definitely” need one, 61 percent said they do not think they need an iPad.
via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/02/08/consumers_lose_interest_in_ipad_after_apples_unveiling_survey.html)
Oddly enough, AppleInsider, a full-blown fanboy site for all things Apple, completely missed the boat on this misleading survey by Retrevo. Ars Technica, a site that could be characterized as more neutral on Apple (even somewhat negative at times), published an article later the same day that revealed just how misleading these numbers are.
Take a read of the Ars article to get a clearer picture of what these survey results actually suggest.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2010/02/survey-tries-quantifying-ipad-hype-…
Retrevo has a track record of producing nonsense stats like this to steer the public in the wrong direction. AppleInsider should have known better than to regurgitate these results without a proper analysis.
If the web wants to replace old-school paper news sources, it needs to get its act together.
