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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06.04.07 - 10:53am
26 days and counting, till the much fabled release of the iPhone. This according to three new ads posted on the Apple website, new TV commercials and Tom Neumayr, an Apple spokesman.
Therefore it is official. Friday, June 29th will be the day of the iPhone. All the iPhone questions will then be answered - mainly the big one - can it live up to the hype?
Apple has promised that software upgrades will be available for the iPhone after it has been purchased, in order to stem off any potential disappointment in the phone. Executives in the company have said that the ability to upgrade the iPhone, already out in the field, will give it a significant advantage over other cellphones. Basically instead of buying a new phone you can simply add new software to make it better.
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