UK shocker: BlackBerry PlayBook is outselling the new iPad

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UK shocker: BlackBerry PlayBook is outselling the new iPad

British electronics distribution specialist Context dropped a bit of a bombshell on Tuesday by claiming that Research In Motion’s (RIMM) PlayBook tablet outsold Apple’s latest iPad during the last two months of the 2012. Of course, Apple (AAPL) has its own retail stores in the UK where most in-store sales likely occur, but the sales channels monitored by Context still make up most of the electronics distribution in the UK.According to Context, the PlayBook shifted 160,000 units and the latest-generation iPad 113,000 units over the Christmas period, giving RIM a fairly substantial lead. All iPad models combined sold 203,000 units. Of course it’

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  1. Dave Michels

    108.0 days ago

    RT @filos: iPad sales, UK: BlackBerry PlayBook outselling new iPad | BGR http://t.co/QRzSIlmS

  2. Luca Filigheddu

    108.0 days ago

    RT @lmcdunna: UK SHOCKER: BLACKBERRY PLAYBOOK IS OUTSELLING THE NEW IPAD http://t.co/t9HoiU8a #bbdev #bb10believe

  3. Luca Filigheddu

    108.0 days ago

    iPad sales, UK: BlackBerry PlayBook outselling new iPad | BGR http://t.co/jGSk6cQL

  4. Pat

    108.0 days ago

    Play books subsidised 50% though in fairness “@filos: iPad sales, UK: BlackBerry PlayBook outselling new iPad | BGR http://t.co/8vOMvHon”



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