Apple's Global Launch Ambitions Get Grander With IPad Air
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After Apple introduces a new product at one of its signature news conferences, the screen on stage will typically flash the date when fans around the world can line up to buy the shiny device, along with a list of countries where it'll be available on launch day. That list keeps getting longer.
When the iPad Air goes on sale Nov. 1, the tablet will be available for purchase in 42 countries and territories, including China -- a first for the iPad. Apple's third-generation iPad debuted in just 10 markets on March 16, 2012. The next release eight months later, which included the iPad Mini, hit 34 markets on the first day.