Apple launched its iPad 2 in more than 25 countries on March 25th, 2011.
Many previously feared that Japan's tragic earthquake would delay the roll-out of the iPad 2 by disrupting the global manufacturing chain. However, Apple managed to overcome such problems.
The iPad 2 was launched in the United States two weeks ago to strong demand, with many stores selling out of the device. Now, it is met with the same kind of strong demand globally.
A shop assistant in Sydney gestures in front of an advertising sign moments before Apple's iPad 2 became available for direct purchase in Australia March 25, 2011. Hundreds of customers lined up outside Apple stores in Australia and New Zealand on Friday for the international launch of the iPad 2, which has flown off the shelves in the U.S. leaving the company struggling to meet demand.
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Apple store staff welcome first customers in a Paris Apple store the moment Apple's iPad 2 became available for direct purchase in France March 25, 2011.
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An employee sets up new iPad 2's at a computer store in Berlin, March 25, 2011. Hundreds of customers queued outside Apple stores in Asia and Europe to buy an iPad 2 tablet computer amid fears that shortages in the United States would be repeated abroad. The iPad 2, a thinner and faster version that features two cameras for video chat, was introduced in the United States on March 11, and analysts estimate about a million were sold in the first weekend. On Friday, the rollout was extended to 25 countries including most of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Mexico. Words read: waiting queue.
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Customers discover the Apple's iPad 2 in a Paris Apple store after its official launch for direct purchase in France March 25, 2011.
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Members of the pubic wait in a queue outside an Apple store in Paris before Apple's iPad 2 became available for direct purchase in France March 25, 2011.
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Apple store staff in central Sydney welcome the first shopper waiting in line, Alex Lee (C) of Canada, the moment Apple's iPad 2 became available for direct purchase in Australia March 25, 2011. Hundreds of customers lined up outside Apple stores in Australia and New Zealand on Friday for the international launch of the iPad 2, which has flown off the shelves in the U.S. leaving the company struggling to meet demand.
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A customer holds up a pair of Apple's iPad 2 tablet after purchasing the second generation device at the Apple's flagship 5th Avenue store in New York March 11, 2011.
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