A big part of this is the timing of the release; video game systems are always big sellers before the holidays. Anyways, the difference in price as well as function makes this a pointless comparison.
I think it is a fair comparison based on this statement:<p>"The iPad was crowned the fastest-adopted consumer electronic device ever last month, stealing the title from the once-coveted DVD player."
Why should this be surprising, given most of the Kinect users are owners of X-box ? iPad on the other hand is a stand-alone device. Why does everyone keep comparing Kinect to iPad/iPhone etc ?