14 DAY TRIAL // A quick trip to Apple’s iPad selection page for Latin America reveals that May 11th will bring the new-generation tablet computer to 13 additional countries in that region. An additional seven territories will get the new iPad the next day.
May 11 will bring Apple’s third-generation iPad to Argentina, Aruba, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Costa Rica, Curaçao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Kenya, Madagascar, Malta, Martinique, Mauritius, Morocco, Peru, Taiwan, Tunisia, and Vietnam.
Also this weekend, May 12th, another severn territories will get iPad 3 shipments: Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
China is still not on any list for future iPad shipments, as the country is still yet to certify it. Honduras, Indonesia, Nicaragua, Paraguay, and the Philippines are in the same boat, according to MacRumors.
As the company is waiting approval to sell its device in these countries, the iPad 2 is sold at a discount to entice customers to grab what they can.
The rumor site also notes that Turkey began selling the new Apple iPad this past Saturday, though no official word was given on May 5th.
When Apple launched the new iPad in the United States, Philip Schiller, senior vice president of Worldwide Marketing, said “The new iPad redefines the category Apple created less than two years ago, delivering the most amazing experience people have ever had with technology. The new iPad now has the highest resolution display ever seen on a mobile device with 3.1 million pixels, delivering razor sharp text and unbelievable detail in photos and videos.”
After reporting 3 million iPads sold in just three days, the same Schiller quipped:
“The new iPad is a blockbuster with three million sold―the strongest iPad launch yet. Customers are loving the incredible new features of iPad, including the stunning Retina display, and we can't wait to get it into the hands of even more customers around the world this Friday.”