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Apple Sells 1 Million iPhones, 10 Million Apps Downloaded in First Weekend

Now that the iPhone is finally available in The Netherlands, I can't get it. Although I have a T-Mobile subscription, I'm not allowed to change that over from my LG to an iPhone. I have to wait until the contract period is over. And that is 15 months from now. :mad: Of course, T-Mobile wants to sell as much new subscriptions as they can so there were people who just took another subscription, just to get the iPhone. Which, with a two-year i-300 subscription is 1 Euro, BTW.
 
1 million phones in 3 days? It's amazing what a little artificial internet hype on a mediocre product will get you these days.
 
pricing?

Anyone know how much Apple is pricing the 8gb and 16gb model of 3G in apple retail stores?

If so, do they make you sign a contract at that point within the retail store?

Thanks
 
Jon5700 said:
Anyone know how much Apple is pricing the 8gb and 16gb model of 3G in apple retail stores?

If so, do they make you sign a contract at that point within the retail store?

Thanks
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Jon5700 said:
Anyone know how much Apple is pricing the 8gb and 16gb model of 3G in apple retail stores?

If so, do they make you sign a contract at that point within the retail store?

Thanks
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Use of the 'search' function would yield you positive results without the hassle of cluttering the board with double-posts (which are against forum-rules).

Anyhow, iPhones are sold in-store with contract for $199 (8GB) and $299 (16GB). Those prices are for either new or upgrade eligible AT&T customers. If you are on contract with AT&T but not upgrade eligible, expect to pay more - $399 (8GB) and $499 (16GB).

At a later date, AT&T will be offering unsubsidized non-contract iPhones for $599 (8GB) and $699 (16GB).
 
As for my 2 posts: I think you'll live, if not: call the forum police on me. Have a good one and thanks!
 
avigalante said:
Use of the 'search' function would yield you positive results without the hassle of cluttering the board with double-posts (which are against forum-rules).

Anyhow, iPhones are sold in-store with contract for $199 (8GB) and $299 (16GB). Those prices are for either new or upgrade eligible AT&T customers. If you are on contract with AT&T bu not upgrade eligible, expect to pay more - $399 (8GB) and $499 (16GB).

At a later date, AT&T will be offering unsubsidized non-contract iPhones for $599 (8GB) and $699 (16GB).
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No-comittment phones will be availalble but will still be locked and leave the store activated. I think you can purchase a "Pay-As-You-Go" card for $15.

Back on track.

I guess free apps count? I'm responsible for 5 of them, and I don't even have 2.0 on my phone yet (waiting for the jailbreak/unlock). :D

They look sooo cool. Can't wait to use them. I'm actually thinking of selling off all my old DS and PSP games to raise money for a new Touch in the fall and use that mostly for games...
 
kis said:
They could have easily sold at least double as many if they hadn't allocated 90% of the phones to the US.
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They could have produced twice as many and allocated all of them to the US and they would still sell out. 1 Million sold and mine is on backorder grr.
 
avigalante said:
Bear in mind that in recent memory, portable products have really propelled Apple to the forefront.

There's a reason as to why Steve is on the 'portable mission', and it simply boils down to access. Portable products are far more accessible to people on a global scale given their pricing points.
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I couldn't disagree more. This is called a self-fulfilling prophecy. People aren't going to pay much attention to the desktop offerings if Apple doesn't update them or pay some attention to them or figure out how to make them more accessible to people. A good start would be to introduce the mid-range headless Mac that... oh, I dunno... just everyone and his brother have been requesting for the last 3 years.

The problem is that Steve and Co. have focused all their creativity and attention on iPhones and laptops. Meanwhile, the desktop computer line-up, still a lucrative market, languishes or gets an occasional update that feel like an afterthought (or in the case of the Cinema Displays or Mac Mini... no updates at all.) Apple is getting a lot of attention from PC buyers right now looking to switch to Macs and it's appalling to me that Apple isn't going full-steam ahead on the entire line-up instead of just focusing on the portables.

Honestly, I'm not surprised that 10.6 is going to be a "no new features" OS release. I suspect half of the work in the next version of OS X will be to accommodate portable products, the desktops just being dragged along for the ride.
 
emulator said:
impressive for a GSM phone with no MMS and a crappy low end camera.
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Just goes to show that those are two features many people don't care at all about. MMS is worthless with email, and all I want a phone camera for is to take random pictures. If I care about my photos I'll take along my Nikon D-SLR.
 
gkarris said:
They look sooo cool. Can't wait to use them. I'm actually thinking of selling off all my old DS and PSP games to raise money for a new Touch in the fall and use that mostly for games...
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Oh man, you're missing out... the applications are great; but be careful - the App Store is incredibly addictive and can get expensive (quite quickly)! :eek:
 
Eraserhead said:
They are a $160 billion company, they do have the resources to do this.
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I've no doubt they could do it, if they had an incentive.

But I think as the number of apps keeps increasing, it won't be cost effective, even when dealing with paid iPhone apps. With free apps it's a major drain on testing resources.

And all it would take is one poorly (or maliciously) written app to start causing problems, and everyone would blame Apple, since it's their phone & store.
 
lupin..the..3rd said:
1 million phones in 3 days? It's amazing what a little artificial internet hype on a mediocre product will get you these days.
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You're dumb.


Yes... I'd like tethering, a 4 MP camera and 3 months of battery life. But gods honest truth is iPhone 3g and its predecessor are amazing devices. The interface is the big win.
 
inkswamp said:
I couldn't disagree more. This is called a self-fulfilling prophecy. People aren't going to pay much attention to the desktop offerings if Apple doesn't update them or pay some attention to them or figure out how to make them more accessible to people. A good start would be to introduce the mid-range headless Mac that... oh, I dunno... just everyone and his brother have been requesting for the last 3 years.
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So you're willing to say that +20 years of computing will somehow magically disappear because of the lack of offerings allocated to its desktop line? I think not. The Mac business is an established market and will receive incremental growth from the focus on portables. Again, portables are a driver for growth... and currently, the market is clearly dictating that sentiment.

While I agree a mid-range Mac will make the line far more accessible, there's just not enough interest from the overall computing market at this time (the market consists of far more people than just those on technology forums/blogs); meaning that it's just not feasible to develop and market a product that will not catch fire - such as, a MacBook, iPod, or iPhone.

inkswamp said:
The problem is that Steve and Co. have focused all their creativity and attention on iPhones and laptops. Meanwhile, the desktop computer line-up, still a lucrative market, languishes or gets an occasional update that feel like an afterthought (or in the case of the Cinema Displays or Mac Mini... no updates at all.) Apple is getting a lot of attention from PC buyers right now looking to switch to Macs and it's appalling to me that Apple isn't going full-steam ahead on the entire line-up instead of just focusing on the portables.
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Desktops are lucrative, but the market wants portables; the money is in laptops, iPhones, and iPods; I'd expect Apple to continue cementing these markets, until the market dictates otherwise (it doesn't make sense to sell products that aren't in high demand). That said, iPhones/iPods are drivers for growth and will only attract more people to the Mac business.

inkswamp said:
Honestly, I'm not surprised that 10.6 is going to be a "no new features" OS release. I suspect half of the work in the next version of OS X will be to accommodate portable products, the desktops just being dragged along for the ride.
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OS-X 10.6 will focus on solidifying the user experience by enhancing the overall performance and stability of the OS. Software is essentially key to hardware, and given Apple's software approach - this will be the next driver for growth in its Mac business.
 
999,999 sold actually!

I went to the door today when UPS showed up hoping to see my iPhone. Well I will let you decide whether Fido did a bate and switch!!!

Does this look like and iPhone?
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danielwsmithee said:
Just goes to show that those are two features many people don't care at all about. MMS is worthless with email, and all I want a phone camera for is to take random pictures. If I care about my photos I'll take along my Nikon D-SLR.
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Actually 2MP is plenty for good photos. up to 8x10 prints.

Its not the number of pixels its the QUALITY and size of the CCD. Most point and shoots now are complete garbage compared to what you could buy a few years ago because of the absurdity of packing 12mp onto a small sensor.
 
Eraserhead said:
They are a $160 billion company, they do have the resources to do this.
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Even if they have the resources, on many many apps, spending the money to check them would be a money losing proposition. Is it really worth it for apple to spend money checking every free app, or paid apps that barely sell at all?

Apple could, but I'd much rather see them use resources on something else.
 
Eraserhead said:
I went to the O2 store on saturday in Oxford to pick up a Samsung E250 (I want the iPhone on PAYG) and while I was waiting for 2-3 minutes 2 people went and asked about iPhone availability, none of whom looked geeky at all. I don't think anyone came to ask about any other phone in that timespan.

EDIT: I should add that I think that its worth waiting to see what Windows Mobile and Android bring out at the end of a year, but without a shadow of a doubt the iPhone 3G launch has been a resounding success (at least in terms of phones sold), and the bar looks to have been significantly raised for the competition to match.
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Yes, don't get me wrong. It still is a success. I just think how Steve Jobs worded it - it is misleading.

About Win Mobile - is their a new version to come out by the end of the year? Are there any showstoppers?

Thanks.
 
MacRumors said:


Despite long lines and activation troubles, Apple announced today that they sold its one millionth iPhone 3G on Sunday, only three days after its initial launch on Friday, July 11th.
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Funny. I would have said, "Because of Apple selling one million phones since its launch three days ago, long lines and activation problems were experienced by some buyers."

Oh well, not quite as dramatic that way, eh?
 
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