Best Buy To Give iPads To Employees? (BBY, AAPL)

Forbes is reporting that Best Buy BBY may be giving its store employees iPads in an effort for the employees to get a better handling on the product as they sell them to customers.

The company is an original Apple AAPL partner, having sold the first iPad in its stores, and will also sell the iPad 2, when it's released March 11.

The company would neither confirm nor deny the rumor, leading some to speculate that it will indeed be giving its employees iPads.

This could be a huge boon for Apple, which obviously isn't going to give Best Buy the iPads for free. It will also allow the customers who aren't familiar with the product the ability to see it in action before making a decision whether to buy it or not.