Will iPad Sales Beat the iPhone Who Cares

Most recently, unnamed sources told the Wall Street Journal that "hundreds of thousands" of iPads have sold since pre-orders began a week ago, and one source thinks the iPad's three-month sales will outdo the iPhone. But hold on: A bookie (no, seriously) gives only a 28 percent chance of the iPad beating the iPhone to one million units sold.

I don't really care for those predictions. Here are a few reasons why:

The iPad is Not the iPhone

Yes, the apples and oranges argument. An iPhone requires a two-year service agreement with AT&T and fits in your pocket. An iPad doesn't require any monthly service and doesn't need to leave the house if you don't want it to. These are totally different products.

By all means, compare the Droid and the iPhone, or the Droid and the Nexus One, but measuring the iPhone against the iPad is like comparing sales of Sony laptops and Playstation 3s.