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Apple CEO Tim Cook says the iPad is 'the most popular computer in the world'

By Avery Hartmans
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Apple CEO Tim Cook introduces the new iPad Pro during an Apple media event in San Francisco, California, September 9, 2015. Reuters/Beck Diefenbach
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Apple's iPad is now the most popular computer in the world, according to CEO Tim Cook. 

The iPad, Apple's groundbreaking tablet, has reached 44.2 million in worldwide sales, the highest of any major computer company, like HP, Lenovo, Dell, and Asus. HP comes close with 36.9 million in sales.

Cook announced the sales figures at Apple's iPad launch event in Brooklyn, New York, on Tuesday. Apple also announced a new iPad Pro, a new MacBook Air, and a new Mac Mini at the event. 

Apple currently sells several versions of the iPad: the iPad Mini, iPad, and iPad Pro. The tablet starts at $329 and can cost as much $1,279, and it runs Apple's mobile operating system, iOS. 

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Avery Hartmans
Avery Hartmans is a senior reporter on Insider's retail team covering the apparel industry and tracking changes in how and why people shop.  She previously worked on Insider's business news desk. Before that, she spent four years on the tech team, covering the consumer tech world and later serving as Insider's tech editor. Before joining Insider, she covered startups for the Pittsburgh Business Times. She has a degree in journalism from Syracuse University. You can contact her at ahartmans@jkmperu.com.
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