Did Apple's new iPad flop in China?

Apple (NAS: AAPL) product launches are frequently marked by long lines and media frenzies. Sometimes, they even have to call in the SWAT teams to control rambunctious buyers trying to get their hands on the latest iDevices, like when the iPhone 4S launched in China in January. The latest and greatest iPad officially launched in China last Friday, and the turnout was rather ... calm.

The Next Web reports that the turnout was modest and things went off without a hitch, and security guards that were on the scene idled by.