IPad sales reach 4.2 million from July to September - failing to reach Apple's 5 million target. Not even $4.31 billion Q4 profits satisfy Wall Street's greed - Apple share prices fall by over 6% during after-hours trading.
This news is probably the cause for Steve Jobs' appearance - and angry comments - at the earning calls. While happy for iPhone sales finally exceeding RIM's Blackberry, he also has plenty of hard words for the iPad's competition.
He describes the current crop of 7" tablets as "tweeners" that will disappoint consumers expecting a pleasant touchscreen experience.
For the CEO these devices are "DOA - dead on arrival". Of course he implies that the tablet market is Apple's territory - and only Apple's.
This is not the first time Jobs openly criticises a device category - in this case smaller tablets - before announcing a new product in that same category a few months later. Back in 2003 Jobs openly said Apple had no plans to make a tablet - or entering the cellphone market.
Google's OS also gets a fair piece of Jobs' mind. Jobs says Android's approach is "fragmented". The open-vs-closed argumnent is just a smoke screen and causes a confusing experience for both consumers and developers. He claims what buyers really want is just devices that work.
