Over half a million iPhones sold

MacBytes · Jul 2, 2007, 09:14 AM

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PlaceofDis · Jul 2, 2007, 09:21 AM

they should have a disclaimer.

this is all based of an analyst opinion. none of these numbers are official.
this article is based off of a reuters report based off a L.A. Times report based of an analyst.

lets wait until Apple releases a press statement.

Passante · Jul 2, 2007, 11:18 AM

I agree half a million would be astronomical.

For comparison purposes I wonder how many Zunes were sold in the first weekend?

kevinwiz · Jul 2, 2007, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PlaceofDis

they should have a disclaimer.

this is all based of an analyst opinion. none of these numbers are official.
this article is based off of a reuters report based off a L.A. Times report based of an analyst.

lets wait until Apple releases a press statement.

i was just going to say that. here is the original article
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-f...,4774908.story

sam10685 · Jul 2, 2007, 12:14 PM

i was close.

quigleybc · Jul 2, 2007, 12:15 PM

sell em' in Canada and they'll sell even more!!

Yankees 4 Life · Jul 2, 2007, 12:16 PM

its funny, i think they sold more iphones in the first 5 mins than microsoft sold zunes in the first 5 months... also, i wonder how ballmer is going to spin this one.. that man is a moron, and thank god for my iphone

Frisco · Jul 2, 2007, 12:17 PM

The iPhone needs to be sold in more retail outlets, aside from Apple and At&t.

Rojo · Jul 2, 2007, 12:20 PM

I had been guessing around the half million mark. So when will we know for sure? Apple will probably have an announcement a week later, no?

Brian Hickman · Jul 2, 2007, 12:23 PM

500,000 phones? Not bad at all, if it is true. That would mean the iPhone has already generated about a billion dollars in cash flow over the next two years (assuming that all contracts complete the 2-year requirement).

500,000 iPhones sold * ($550 (iPhone Average) + ($60 per month * 24 months)) = $995 million.

Not too shabby Apple. AT&T owes you sexual favors for this.

Hickman

Shagrat · Jul 2, 2007, 12:26 PM

Just WAITING for those ol' negative votes to roll in...

BeyondtheTech · Jul 2, 2007, 12:27 PM

How many of them were contributed to the Dallas woman who got owned paying for a spot in the front of the line to buy the entire stock, only to get one?

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a76_1183278403

RodThePlod · Jul 2, 2007, 12:29 PM

Pretty cool! Especially when you think this was only the US. Imagine if Apple had somehow managed a release in other parts of the world.

Can't wait for this thing to come to the UK!

Rod.

Motley · Jul 2, 2007, 12:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Rojo

I had been guessing around the half million mark. So when will we know for sure? Apple will probably have an announcement a week later, no?

One would assume so. No point on sitting on real good news, if there are units left to be sold, hype up the sales numbers to try to get even more people interested in buying. Not to mention if there are more left to be sold, to let people who where avoiding the long lines know they can just walk into an Apple store and get one.

Luis · Jul 2, 2007, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Passante

For comparison purposes I wonder how many Zunes were sold in the first weekend?

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pieman02 · Jul 2, 2007, 12:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frisco

The iPhone needs to be sold in more retail outlets, aside from Apple and At&t.

It probably will be just like an iPod, after the Apple and AT&T stores get ALL of the initial rush sales

Half a million phones seems like a lot, but with news of almost all AT&T stores being out of stock as well as some Apple store, I'de almost believe it...

kalisphoenix · Jul 2, 2007, 12:33 PM

A half-million is what I hoped for and expected. I'm rather irritated that, due to circumstances, I had to order mine off Apple's website... but oh well, a little delayed gratification should do me good.

IHateUserNames · Jul 2, 2007, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rojo

I had been guessing around the half million mark. So when will we know for sure? Apple will probably have an announcement a week later, no?

Not before the quarterly results conference call in mid-July, I guess.

sam10685 · Jul 2, 2007, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yankees 4 Life

its funny, i think they sold more iphones in the first 5 mins than microsoft sold zunes in the first 5 months... also, i wonder how ballmer is going to spin this one.. that man is a moron, and thank god for my iphone

Someone should interview and show him a video of him saying the quote in your signature then show him the stats on how many have sold and see what he says then. He'd probably deny the stats. --which, I didn't even know was possible.

Chupa Chupa · Jul 2, 2007, 12:47 PM

Trying to estimate how many iPhones were sold over the weekend is like the "guess how many jellybeans are in the candy jar" contest. We'll see when Apple has their conference call at the end of the month.

cirby · Jul 2, 2007, 12:52 PM

The big thing for AT&T is that about half of those 500,000 people were new subscribers, either switching from other carriers or with brand-new accounts.

A quarter-million additional users? That's HUGE.

Peace · Jul 2, 2007, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by cirby

The big thing for AT&T is that about half of those 500,000 people were new subscribers, either switching from other carriers or with brand-new accounts.

A quarter-million additional users? That's HUGE.

A LOT of people realized just how huge that was over the week-end

Motley · Jul 2, 2007, 01:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cirby

The big thing for AT&T is that about half of those 500,000 people were new subscribers, either switching from other carriers or with brand-new accounts.

A quarter-million additional users? That's HUGE.

How many of those people will re-up in two years when AT&T isn't the only company you can get an iPhone from.

PlaceofDis · Jul 2, 2007, 01:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motley

How many of those people will re-up in two years when AT&T isn't the only company you can get an iPhone from.

a lot since the iPhone is a 5 year exclusive.

C3POh · Jul 2, 2007, 01:14 PM

Trip Chowdhry, an analyst at Global Equities Research, who estimated that 200,000 iPhones were sold the first night, looked at weekend trends and got a slightly higher numbersold since friday at 6:00pm:

His estimates was 525,000 iPhones sold!!

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Brian Hickman macrumors 6502a Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Central Florida	500,000 phones? Not bad at all, if it is true. That would mean the iPhone has already generated about a billion dollars in cash flow over the next two years (assuming that all contracts complete the 2-year requirement). 500,000 iPhones sold * ($550 (iPhone Average) + ($60 per month * 24 months)) = $995 million. Not too shabby Apple. AT&T owes you sexual favors for this. Hickman __________________ MP 2.8GHz Octo/10.6/10GB/X25-M G2 160GB + 2.25TB RAID 0/Drobo/GTX 285 32GB iPod Touch/80GB 5.5G iPod (Black) Nikon D80/105mm f2.8 Micro/50mm f1.4 AF-S/18-135mm/SB-600

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kalisphoenix Banned Join Date: Jul 2005	A half-million is what I hoped for and expected. I'm rather irritated that, due to circumstances, I had to order mine off Apple's website... but oh well, a little delayed gratification should do me good.

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Chupa Chupa macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jul 2002	Trying to estimate how many iPhones were sold over the weekend is like the "guess how many jellybeans are in the candy jar" contest. We'll see when Apple has their conference call at the end of the month.

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cirby macrumors newbie Join Date: Jun 2007	The big thing for AT&T is that about half of those 500,000 people were new subscribers, either switching from other carriers or with brand-new accounts. A quarter-million additional users? That's HUGE.

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C3POh macrumors member Join Date: Jul 2007	Trip Chowdhry, an analyst at Global Equities Research, who estimated that 200,000 iPhones were sold the first night, looked at weekend trends and got a slightly higher numbersold since friday at 6:00pm: His estimates was 525,000 iPhones sold!!

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