• Brainstorm Tech Blog, Thursday, January 21, 2010 3:44 PM

With its official unveiling less than a week away, some are wondering how well Apple's tablet device will actually sell. Well, according to a survey of over 3,000 consumers by ChangeWave Research, 4% say they're "very likely" to buy, while 14% are "somewhat" likely. For what it's worth, ChangeWave's analysts say the results are very similar to a 2005 survey about Apple's switch to an Intel chip.

"Apple's switch to the Intel chip widely broadened the Mac's appeal to consumers and proved to be one of the great moves in Apple history," they insist. Not all of the findings boded well for Apple, however. While PC buying among survey respondents was up sharply -- likely due to the release of Microsoft's Windows 7 -- MacBook purchases were down sharply.

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