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Investors yawn as new iPads fail to impress

More than 60 per cent of U.S. households with broadband Internet service already own a tablet, and 70 per cent of those households with income over $100,000 already own both a tablet and a smartphone, according to a survey by Parks Associates.

The iPad's share of households with tablets dropped to 37 per cent this year from 46 per cent two years ago.

From the article "Investors yawn as new iPads fail to impress" by Aaron Pressman.

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