Why do you assume that the problem is the definition of "long time" and not the definition of "lust after." It seems that you think everyone is lusting after the iPad? I know I am not lusting after the iPad, but I'm not a mac lover. The iPad has certainly not matched the lust inducing levels of the iphone or ipod or osx.

The iPad held 73% of the tablet market last year, most of which came from market entrants who entered solely for the iPad. I don't know what by metric you're judging 'lust' (hopefully it's not just your desire), but its hard to imagine a more impressive performance.

Stats without footnotes are as useful as my anecdotal evidence. Moreover how big is that market?

They've sold 84 million iPads, 44 million of which were sold in the past 8-10 months.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/259829/apple_earnings_disappo...

What does that have to do with 73%?

Two posts above:

> Moreover how big is that market?

They sold 44 million in three quarters, and they have (at least) 73% market share. So, a total of 80 million in 2012. Probably 50% more in 2013.

Where are you getting the 73% from? The uncited statistic upthread? And where are you getting the growth projections from?