> We believe various news articles and competitor notes calling for a build delay were just false alarms and note Apple has already announced that Wi-Fi iPad models will be available in the U.S. on April 3 and models with Wi-Fi and 3G will be available in late April,” he wrote. “While we do not yet have visibility into the specific chip suppliers, we think that many of the iPhone chip suppliers will also sell into the [iPad].
via [appleinsider.com](http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/10/03/09/apple_to_build_5_million_ipads_during_first_half_of_2010_report.html)
False alarm? Get out of town. Really?
This sort of article is why, six months from now, when Apple announces that it sold 4.5 million iPads, I’ll be reading that “Apple missed its target goal of 5 million iPads.”
More analysts pulling numbers out of their arses.
