1 Million 3G iPhones Sold Over the Weekend
Apple Inc. said Monday that it sold 1 million of its new 3G iPhones over the weekend amid high demand for the device that was greeted with long lines and long activation times around the world. In a statement, Apple Chief Executive Steve Jobs said the new iPhone was “clearly off to a great start,” as it took Apple 74 days to sell 1 million of the first version of the iPhone. …
Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray said Apple’s iPhone sales exceeded his estimates of 425,000 units for the weekend, and that global demand is better than expected. “This trend will likely continue,” Munster said, as Apple plans to roll out the iPhone in 70 countries over the next few months. Munster estimates Apple will sell 4.1 million iPhones in the current quarter, and sales could reach 45 million units in 2009. Full story
As for Apple’s new online AppStore during the same weekend, users downloaded more than 10 million applications! AppStore has more than 800 native applications for iPhone and iPod touch. Of that number, more than 200 are offered for free and more than 90% are priced at less than $10.
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You can't argue with success. Apple redefined smart phones by starting from scratch and applying their characteristic design and technology savvy to make a great product. A year later and everyone else is trying to copy it, but Apple patented the tech and design pretty well. All the others can only try to look like an iPhone and do their best to work (sort of) like one without stepping into a patent lawsuit. Kudos to Apple.
A million iPhones and 10 million apps in a single weekend!!! Phenominal!!!
I hope now Apple will update the Mac Pro and monitors, long overdue for a refresh.
I still find it amazing that anyone would stand in line so long to be one of the first to get a phone, or anything else for that matter. And they aren't all Apple fan boys. Many if not most are PC users. (shakes head)
You can avoid the lines at Apple Stores by going to ATT. But you have to wait 8 days to get it.
Or you can wait 8 days until the crowds subside and pop into an Apple Store. Either way.
Oh all right, maybe in a couple weeks I will drop over to AT&T and test drive one of these things. I just hate the idea of a bigger bulge in my pocket.
I agree with Orson, I don't get the frenzy to buy on the first day. What if there are bugs in the 2.0 model? Sometimes it is better to wait for 2.1.
i want one but not until the lines are gone. i figure I will go to ATT next week. no problem, I still have a working phone.
Verizon is advertising a phone that looks almost exactly like an iPhone. How can they get away with that?
This has to be one of the great inventions and marketing campaigns of all time. Best part is it is a great product!
It proves that if you build a better mousetrap, the world will beat a path to your door. And they won't mind waiting in line.