07.02.07 - 12:53pm
The iPhone has launched and shouts of “I got it!” heard in the street began the evening of June 29th, a day destined to go down in history as iDay.
The launch of iDay had over 200,000 units going out the door. Over half the stores sold out in the first 24 hours and total over the weekend saw between 500,000 to 600,000 iPhones sold.
Harry E. Blount of Lehman brothers wrote, “There are 1,800 AT&T stores around the nation and we estimate that they each received 60-70 iPhones for the launch for a total of 108,000-126,000 phones in the U.S… We estimate that at least 154,000 were shipped in time for the launch to Apple stores in aggregate (177 stores as of March quarter). Given that most of them had sold out by Saturday that means Apple sold at least an estimated 270,000 phones (AT&T and Apple) in aggregate…”
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06.28.07 - 05:37pm
Iday is tomorrow and while Apple said that customers can purchase two iPhones per person from their stores, many AT&T stores will only be letting go of one per person, thus extending the chances for those in the back of the lines but totally ruining your chances for your friend who has the day off to buy one for you!
There is good news though, you can find out just how many phones your local store has (thus informing you of whether you have a long road trip to a more likely store instead of standing in line all day only to be totally flummoxed!) by checking for iPhone availability starting at 9:00 p.m. tonight on a special Apple web page set up on their site.
Apple has also announced that they will be staying open till midnight on iDay, June 29th. Apple will also be starting new summer “iPhone” hours opening early at 9 a.m. starting this Saturday.
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