After much speculation about his health, Steve Jobs took the stage at the iPad 2 launch today to announce some big numbers from the company. There was much self-congratulatory back slapping about the iPad and the iPhone and some interesting dissing of rivals, including Samsung and its Galaxy Tab and a poke at Android 3.0, saying that there are just 100 apps available for this OS (which isn't strictly true). Apple iPad 2: our first impressions Among the adulation were some interesting numbers from Apple, that show just how popular its products have become. These include: 100 millionth iPhone just shipped $2 billion paid out to developers 100 million books downloaded 200 million accounts 15 million iPads sold in 2010 65,000 iPad specific apps 90 per cent market share for tablets Oh, and we reckon Steve Jobs also used the word magical at least three times. And the amount of new iPads announced: one. Related Stories iPad 2: official pictures Apple iPad 2 accessories revealed Exclusive: O2 confirms it won't be offering iPad 2 iMovie and GarageBand for iPad announced Opinion: How iPad 2 smacks down the competition Related Stories iPad 2: official pictures Apple iPad 2 accessories revealed Exclusive: O2 confirms it won't be offering iPad 2 iMovie and GarageBand for iPad announced Opinion: How iPad 2 smacks down the competition Related Stories iPad 2: official pictures Apple iPad 2 accessories revealed Exclusive: O2 confirms it won't be offering iPad 2 iMovie and GarageBand for iPad announced Opinion: How iPad 2 smacks down the competition Related Stories iPad 2: official pictures Apple iPad 2 accessories revealed Exclusive: O2 confirms it won't be offering iPad 2 iMovie and GarageBand for iPad announced Opinion: How iPad 2 smacks down the competition Related Stories iPad 2: official pictures Apple iPad 2 accessories revealed Exclusive: O2 confirms it won't be offering iPad 2 iMovie and GarageBand for iPad announced Opinion: How iPad 2 smacks down the competition Related Stories Exclusive: O2 confirms it won't be offering iPad 2 iMovie and GarageBand for iPad announced Opinion: How iPad 2 smacks down the competition In Depth: Is the Mac App Store an opportunity for devs - or a threat? In Depth: 30 best free Mac programs to download Related Stories Exclusive: O2 confirms it won't be offering iPad 2 iMovie and GarageBand for iPad announced Opinion: How iPad 2 smacks down the competition In Depth: Is the Mac App Store an opportunity for devs - or a threat? In Depth: 30 best free Mac programs to download Related Stories Exclusive: O2 confirms it won't be offering iPad 2 iMovie and GarageBand for iPad announced Opinion: How iPad 2 smacks down the competition In Depth: Is the Mac App Store an opportunity for devs - or a threat? In Depth: 30 best free Mac programs to download Related Stories iMovie and GarageBand for iPad announced Opinion: How iPad 2 smacks down the competition In Depth: Is the Mac App Store an opportunity for devs - or a threat? In Depth: 30 best free Mac programs to download In Depth: iOS 4.3: what you need to know
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