The Apple iPad emerges to be off to a strong begin globally as the device formally goes on sale Friday in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and the U.K. Crowds are lining up at Apple Stores around the planet, keen to get their hands on the latest machine. It's anybody's guess as to how many iPads will be sold outside the United States today; however, analysts anticipate total worldwide iPad sales, including U.S. numbers, to attain anyplace among 5 and 8 million units by the end of 2010.