Apple Stores Close to Prepare for 3G iPad Launch

Apple is closing its retail stores for an hour today to prepare for the launch of the 3G iPad. Customers who pre-ordered the cellular iPad for in-store pick-up already knew that sales were set to begin at 5PM, but now the Apple retail information pages show that stores will be closed from 4-5PM this afternoon.

While clearing the store to better organize the queues makes sense, it also hints that Apple believes there will be as much demand for this second iPad launch as there was for the first. This seems likely: When Apple pushed the delivery date for new ...

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