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Apple May Sell 600,000 New IPads in Debut, Topping Original

Apple Inc. may sell 600,000 of the second version of the iPad in its debut this weekend, extending the device’s lead in a crowding market.

The iPad 2 went on sale on Apple’s website at 4 a.m. New York time, before appearing in U.S. stores at 5 p.m. Brian Marshall, an analyst at Gleacher & Co. who predicted more than a half-million in unit sales, is one of several who expect the iPad 2 to outpace its predecessor. Apple sold 300,000 of that version in 24 hours.