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REUTERSA man in a mask celebrates with Apple stores staff after purchasing new iPad at its Ginza store in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apples new iPad went on a sale in Japan on Friday and more than 450 people waited on the line to purchase the new device in fro

REUTERSJapans first new iPad buyer Ryu Watanabe poses after purchasing the tablet in front of the Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apples new iPad went on a sale in Japan on Friday and more than 450 people had waited on the line to purchase the

REUTERSChristof Wallner, 23, from Austria, the first new iPad buyer in Germany, poses after purchasing the tablet in front of the Apple store in Munich March 16, 2012. Apples new iPad went on a sale in Germany on Friday and more than 500 people waited in

REUTERSPeople camp out on Fifth Avenue in New York outside Apples Fifth Avenue Store to reserve spots for Apples new iPad due for a March 16 release March 15, 2012. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINESS)

REUTERSCustomers wait in line to buy Apples new iPad at a department store shortly after the 4G-ready tablet computer went on sale at midnight, in Manhattan, New York March 16, 2012. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES - Tags: SCIENCE TECHNOLOGY BUSINES

REUTERSA man wearing a cardboard hat depicting Apples new iPad reacts as he walks to purchase the tablet in front of the Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apples new iPad went on a sale in Japan on Friday and more than 450 people waited on the li

REUTERSPeople hold banners celebrating the sale of Apples new iPad in a line to purchase the tablet in front of the Apple Store Ginza in Tokyo March 16, 2012. Apples new iPad went on a sale in Japan on Friday and more than 450 people waited on the line to

dapdTadashi Nagatani, left, and Nobuhiko Matsuba pose with mock-ups of iPad as customers stand in line near an Apple store before the latest iPad goes on sale, in Tokyo Friday, March 16, 2012. Sales of the third version of Apples iPad began Friday morning

REUTERSA couple plays with an Apple third generation iPad on display at an Apple reseller store in Singapore March 16, 2012. Apples new iPad proved to be another hot-seller on Friday, with hundreds queuing at stores across Asia to be the first to get thei

REUTERSStaff clap for a customer (L) who bought a new iPad at an Apple store in Hong Kong March 16, 2012. The Apple branch in Hong Kong was the first in the region to open for online orders to avoid queuing confusion. REUTERS/Tyrone Siu (CHINA - Tags: BUS

REUTERSA departmental store worker checks through dollar bills after releasing Apples new iPad to a customer in Manhattan, New York, shortly after the 4G-ready tablet computer went on sale at midnight March 16, 2012. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz (UNITED STATES -