The Apple tablet, the IPAD, is not subject to payment to digital canon in Spain because it is a computer. This has been confirmed to the newspapers by a spokesman for the Ministry of Industry. In France, the issue will be examined tomorrow by the commission setting the rates for this category. Several French media have advanced that the IPAD may incur a charge in that country. In Spain they are subject to such remuneration for private copying of audio and video players or external hard drives, but not computers.

Yesterday, Apple announced that the international sale of IPAD, scheduled for later this month, is delayed until late May, according to an official note from Apple. The news coincides with three simultaneous releases of Telefónica, Orange and Vodafone in announcing its marketing in May in Spain and special tariff plans for its customers.

In a statement, Apple contends: "While we have supplied more than 500,000 iPads during the first week, demand is much higher than we had anticipated, and probably will exceed our supply capacity in the coming weeks as more people IPAD see and touch one. We've got too many pre-orders IPAD 3G models to deliver in late April. "

It should be noted that this amount, 300,000 were already pre-orders, and, according to sources from the shops, the IPAD has not sold out after the first day sales, so this note has surprised the company official. Apple, in the same statement, announced that on May 10 announced the price of IPAD in Spain and will begin accepting orders. Unlike devices that are being sold in the United States, arriving in Europe will be 3G and have a higher price. The output of IPAD has led to delays in the competition, for example in the Smartbook of Lenovo, a computer designed to spend all day online. The Chinese manufacturer has decided to postpone its launch until June, at least.

The resale grows

This delay favors the Internet dedicated to the resale of iPads in countries where there has not been officially released. Until late May, the buyers from Europe, Asia and the Middle East can not wait for the tablet will have no choice but to pay more on the Internet to get an IPAD, reports Reuters. "There is a huge demand. I am buying as many as I can," says Todd Davis, owner of ToddsToyz.com, a Boston online retailer that sells electronic goods worldwide. The firm charges between $ 100 and $ 150 more than the official U.S. price for your items, but some surfers on eBay are asking for double the marked price. PurelyGadgets.co.uk offers tablets at 590 pounds (914 dollars) and 790 pounds ($ 1,223), a significant premium for an item whose original price is between 499 and $ 699. Apple has yet to announce the sale price of IPAD abroad. Meanwhile, market forces will determine what consumers pay, says Steve Baker, analyst with research firm NPD. "The gray market is the purest form of supply and demand. If you limit the supply and demand falls, then prices will rise."