Apple CEO Steve Jobs’ supreme confidence in the iPad as a”magical device” seems to be coming true for Apple, with the company announcing Monday that it has sold its first million of the devices — and in less than half the time it took for consumers to snap up that many iPhones three years ago. Apple also said consumers have downloaded 12 million iPad apps from the App Store and about 1.5 million books from the company’s new iBookstore. Apple stated that it’s struggling to keep up with consumer demand, suggesting sales may be exceeding the company’s own expectations.
