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.