Apple Reaches 10 Million iPhone Sales Goal for 2008

[Yuniverse]

iPhone 3G is the best phone I have ever had. Clear graphics, its great! AT&T beats Sprint by a lot! It is worth every penny, even the pennies you spend getting out of your current contracts!

I AGREE!

I also paid $200 ETF with Sprint and bought my iPhone in September.

I can't imagine living without my iPhone anymore. I used many phones with Sprint, latest being HTC Mogul.

How do they compare? NO COMPARISON!

I still am so grateful to my wife for buying it for me!!!!

 

[demiphonic]

you guys are lucky.. my country doesn't support iPhone (or 3G for that matter ) ...though I do see some hacked ones around from time to time.

 

[Baron58]

Coming decision by Steve Jobs. "We have decided to go with a dark, smoked glass on all iPhones and iPod Touch--it just looks so much cooler."

Lately, the decisions have been that ridiculous.

I'm happy for Apple with this news, but that does not change the fact that they are also pissing off their base with their other products (or lack of).

So, did *your* decisions make *your* company $1.14B in the last 3 months? If not, then I'll support Apple's decisions over your opinion.

Oh, and "minority of whiners" does NOT equal "base". Their "base" would be the majority of consumers who actually buy their products and are happy with them. Those on the sidelines crying about firewire (which I guarantee the MAJORITY of people who buy macbooks never use) and glossy screens are not the 'base', they're a mildly-relevant fringe.

I'm sick of all the whining about firewire on the macbooks. It sounds like younger, emo versions of the people who screamed that macs were doomed for professional use when they couldn't buy NuBus Fibre Channel cards any more.

 

[turleymuller]

just as I had predicited

http://financial-alchemist.blogspot.com/2008/10/apple-to-surpass-its-iphone-sales-goal.html

 

[RRutter]

Intense.. 10 million is lots.

 

[sflocal]

I'm happy for Apple with this news, but that does not change the fact that they are also pissing off their base with their other products (or lack of).

As Steve Jobs said, there are certain segments that Apple has chosen not to service. Apparently, that includes your area too. And yet, they financials seem to be just fine without it.

They are not going to be everything to everyone. A position (as an AAPL owner) is something I am quite happy with. Invest in Dell and Microsoft if you want that kind of mentality.

 

[inkswamp]

"There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share. No chance." - Steve Ballmer, April 2007

That quote just never gets old.

But people taking that quote out of context does get old. I'm no Steve Ballmer fan, not by any stretch, but he was right in that statement as a reaction to the iPhone's then-exorbitant price. Apple proved his criticism right by dropping the price a mere month-and-a-half after the iPhone was released. Do you think the iPhone at its original price would have gotten the market share it now has?

 

[mugwump]

For the last time, folks:

The goal was to sell 10m iPhones By The End of 2008

This was the goal stated before iPhone sales began.

So it's not 10m in calendar 2008, it's 10m goal in eighteen months.

 

[PeckhamBog]

iphone rumors

Will we see another ten million in 9 months?

Will there be any iphone offer for black Friday?

I know you guys don't know, but this is meant to be a rumour [UK spelling] site isn't it?

 

[Rybold]

More iPhones sold this quarter than Blackberries. I love it!

iPhones are so awesome. I wish everyone had one. And I love being able to download an unlimited variety of useful Apps. If something changes in the world, someone can develop an App that we aren't even thinking of right now, and we will be able to add it to our phones. SUPERB!!! I used Shazam earlier today in a coffee shop, and it worked perfectly with five different songs. A also love AOL radio, the Bloomberg App, iTV, and many many other useful Apps. The range of usefulness of the iPhone is unlimited! I love it!!!!

 

[Cinematographer]

For the last time, mugwump:

Watch the Macworld SF Keynote Address 2007 once again. It's fun . At 1h 43 min and about 15 sec, Steve Jobs clearly states that their target is to sell 10 million units (equals about 1% market share) in calender year 2008.

From Jan 1st till Oct 21st 2008, Apple sold over 10 million units already.

If you include 2007, Apple sold around 14 million units already.

Not shabby, right?

 

[Rybold]

From Jan 1st till Oct 21st 2008, Apple sold over 10 million units already.

If you include 2007, Apple sold around 14 million units already.

"Apple sold a staggering 6.9 million iPhone 3Gs in the quarter, more than the 6.1 million total first-generation iPhones sold." http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/081022/earns_apple.html?.v=2

7 million were 3G phones. Prior to the 3G, Apple had sold a total of 6 million original iPhones. I'm not sure if that's what you were saying. If that is what you were saying, then we are in agreement.

 

[Cinematographer]

If that is what you were saying, then we are in agreement.

I agree with you.

The additional units in my calculation come from october 08 sales. Based on the statements during the conference call, they sold at least 688,000 units in october 08 so far, probably more.

Basically I was refering to the false statement that Apple predicted 10 million iPhones for 07 and 08. Apple aimed much higher ... and succeded.

 

[OllyW]

For the last time, mugwump:

Watch the Macworld SF Keynote Address 2007 once again. It's fun . At 1h 43 min and about 15 sec, Steve Jobs clearly states that their target is to sell 10 million units (equals about 1% market share) in calender year 2008.

Just to back you up. Note the 'in' just before 2008.

 

[kornyboy]

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Congrats Apple on making this goal. I think it would have been more difficult to make had the iPhone 3G not been released.

 

[niklot]

Just to back you up. Note the 'in' just before 2008.

ok... this pretty much means, they want 1% marketshare in 2008, right?! so the iphone 2g counts too! But you could say well they want to sell 10 million iphone in 2008 which is = 1% marketshare in 2006. Not sure, cant really remember what he said there... but anyways, its great news! ive been an applefan 4ever... i only owned maccomputers and i love to have now an apple smartphone too... About the new macbooks.. i just ordered macbook pro & cinema display, i think they r great, and my bro has a new imac and the glossy is really not remarkable in my opinion..so GG APPLE! really love the products...

 

[Bonte]

Next quarter will be crucial, Apple typically sells 50% more in the dec quarter. That would be around 10M units effectively doubling 2008 sales so far.

 

[gnasher729]

But people taking that quote out of context does get old. I'm no Steve Ballmer fan, not by any stretch, but he was right in that statement as a reaction to the iPhone's then-exorbitant price. Apple proved his criticism right by dropping the price a mere month-and-a-half after the iPhone was released. Do you think the iPhone at its original price would have gotten the market share it now has?

I'm no Steve Ballmer fan either, and if he makes claims based on the assumption that Apple is absolutely inflexible and never will change anything, then he deserves to be ridiculed when these claims are shown to be completely wrong. He said "There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share". He didn't say "There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share, unless Apple reduces the price, enables 3G and starts selling in dozens of countries".

The reality is: Ballmer has produced a dog named Vista, and he is talking Apple down at any opportunity he finds.

 

[winterspan]

I'm no Steve Ballmer fan either, and if he makes claims based on the assumption that Apple is absolutely inflexible and never will change anything, then he deserves to be ridiculed when these claims are shown to be completely wrong. He said "There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share". He didn't say "There's no chance that the iPhone is going to get any significant market share, unless Apple reduces the price, enables 3G and starts selling in dozens of countries".

The reality is: Ballmer has produced a dog named Vista, and he is talking Apple down at any opportunity he finds.

I'm definitely not a Steve Ballmer fan, but I disagree. No, he did not explicitly qualify his statement with what you wrote above, but right before he made that comment he did mention the original, exorbitant price of the iPhone. saying something to the effect of "$600? fully subsidized?? there's no chance..." In that case, he was probably more right than wrong. $600 for a carrier-locked 2G phone requiring a 2-year contract AND a mandatory data plan.. That was pretty crazy.
3G and $199 was obviously a much sweeter deal... I feel bad for those that did pay the original $600....

 

[mccldwll]

I'm definitely not a Steve Ballmer fan, but I disagree. No, he did not explicitly qualify his statement with what you wrote above, but right before he made that comment he did mention the original, exorbitant price of the iPhone. saying something to the effect of "$600? fully subsidized?? there's no chance..." In that case, he was probably more right than wrong. $600 for a carrier-locked 2G phone requiring a 2-year contract AND a mandatory data plan.. That was pretty crazy.
3G and $199 was obviously a much sweeter deal... I feel bad for those that did pay the original $600....

Actually, sounds like you are a Ballmer fan since no one other than a Ballmer fan would defend anything that clown screams.
BTW, I paid $600 for the original, and am far from an early adoptor. It was a good deal then for an extremely functional handheld computer, even before the $100 back, and still not a bad deal in hindsight. If anything happens to mine I'll get a 3G, but otherwise am more than happy with this one. I have no need for GPS and my area doesn't have 3G coverage. I pay $20 a month (that's $5 week) above the cost of a basic cell phone for full data/web access as well as texting. A 3G would cost me an extra $360 over 2 years in plan charges, so cost really is about the same as Gen1--really not "a much sweeter deal" but still a good one for what you get.