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Apple's iPhone Outsells All Other Smartphones in July
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It will be interesting to see if the next gen iPods eat into iPhone sales at all. I know some people who bought the iPhone just because of the interface - they didn't really care about the phone function.
That's what they said about the iPod
Of course, that what they said in 2001 about a certain mp3 player.
I am curious to see how sales will be for Aug, Sept and Oct. I have the feeling that July is the bleeding edge folks who had pent up demand for the new toy. Does the iPhone have "legs" to take Apple to their 1% of the market goal? I find it hard to believe thatcan accomplish this with a $499 and $599 device.
Of course, that what they said in 2001 about a certain mp3 player.
Yes the current iMac is reminiscient of the iPhone and the previous iMac was reminiscient of an iPod. The halo effect is not by accident.
Quite possibly. I rather think the smart phone exists not because people asked for it, but because of phone manufacturers trying so hard to differentiate themselves.
Wow! So, if iSuppli is correct, and Apple really did grab 1.8% of the US market, how many iPhones is that so far?
I hope the sales don't slow down; i.e. that there will be an immediate uptick in sales and not a lack of sales now that the initial two months have gone by.
-=|Mgkwho
I hope the sales don't slow down; i.e. that there will be an immediate uptick in sales and not a lack of sales now that the initial two months have gone by.
-=|Mgkwho
True. What I meant to add to my post was that they will need to fill out the product line with some more affordable options as well. When it came to the iPod, I bought in fairly early because I'm willing to spend the money on audio gear. But when it comes to a device that I might use currently for 1-2 hours a week, I'm reluctant to spend 500-600 + another $240/year (to add on the data plan). I KNOW that I'd use an iPhone more than I use my current cell phone because it DOES MORE. But, I'm having a hard to justify the cost and take the plunge.
I know that when the days comes that I buy and iPhone, I'm going to love it!
I look forward to seeing the iPhone evolution of models and marketshare over the next year.
Only if everyone in the U.S. threw away their old phone and bought a new one in July.
Which is probably unlikely.
Yes, not many people buy smartphones because there's a lot of junk on them, or if there are cool features on them, nobody can figure out how to use them. But there's nothing Apple likes better than swooping in when they see somebody doing a crappy job on something that could be great. So, the thinking must have been, if you could build a phone on which the features are more than junk, and if you could make it easy for people to use, then you could exponentially expand the number of people who would think about buying such a phone. Like the ad says, say hello to iPhone.
Apple doesn't need to release a new phone for sales to ramp up, they need to add all the missing features with a software upgrade, to bring in the people on the fence waiting for the full gamut of basics. Give the phone MMS, copy and paste, open it up for 3rd party apps, and you'll double sales.
500k
They sold over 500K the first weekend. The 250K was an incorrect and misleading report. The real numbers were over 500K.
They sold over 500K the first weekend. The 250K was an incorrect and misleading report. The real numbers were over 500K.
Yawn, let's see the September results before throwing the party if you don't mind. Oh and done you thing it would be nice if we could get numbers from a reliable source.
Ah, bravo, Apple, bravo.
But will they continue their great success?
I think so.
By the way: it took the Zune 7 MONTHS to sell one million. It took Apple about a month to reach that mark. Lol.
But will they continue their great success?
I think so.
By the way: it took the Zune 7 MONTHS to sell one million. It took Apple about a month to reach that mark. Lol.
Maybe you don't know what market share means. Market share is "percentage sold within a given time period." You seem to be referring to installed base, which is "percentage of all units within a given market segment." So, a 1.8% market share would mean that out of all phones sold in the US in July, 1.8% of them were iPhones. A 1.8% installed base would mean out of all phones that EXIST in the US now, 1.8% are iPhones. Clearly the first is quite possiblethe second is nigh impossible. But that's also not what the post you quoted said.
They were referring to June 29th and 30, but the weekend extended to July 1st, so unless they didn't sell any on Sunday, the number is definitely higher than 270K for that weekend. I don't think anyone but Apple knows what that number is - theoretically, they could have sold another 230K that day, but that isn't likely. We'll have to wait for the actual numbers from Apple, if they ever even provide them.
Apple said they sold $270,000 on Friday and Saturday on opening weekend. That leaves out Sunday, so it's highly likely that the numbers are in the $400,000-500,000 range for the whole opening weekend.
That was 270,000 by midnight Saturday. The quarter ended then. That doesn't count Sunday sales, which could easily have been another 100K
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The same article reported: ISuppli reiterated its forecast that Apple would sell 4.5 million iPhones this year, rising to more than 30 million in 2011.
The same article reported: ISuppli reiterated its forecast that Apple would sell 4.5 million iPhones this year, rising to more than 30 million in 2011.
All they need to do is to bring it to the UK - I'm buying as my Nokia E61 has gone "useless" with its joystick failing now "permanently", conveniently 13 months after buying the darn thing.
Apple iPhone rocks!
Who says iPhone should be considered a Smartfone? It's quite the opposite - no user installable 3rd party applications, not a lot of functions, certainly no junk and very simple and intuitive UI and no large keyboard - in other words the exact opposite of Smartfone as we know them.. this is the phone for ordinary people, not geeks or business people..