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iPhone 5 Sales Top Five Million in Launch Weekend
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I just recently switched over to iPhone5 not because of iOS but because of the design of the phone. Why does everyone want a huge screen/phone? I needed to upgrade from my EVO 3d but just could not pull the trigger, the S3 or Evo 4G LTE were just too big. The size, weight, and looks of the iphone is what convinced me. It just feels right on my hands and in my pocket!
Key Factor
Key factor (no pun intended) of why I like my iPhone is I dont even feel it in my pocket. It is light and thin and not bulky.
Commuter Series Otterbox arrives on the 25th and then the iPhone can share pocket space with keys and other items. Until then its in solitary confinement for resale purposes 2-3 years from now.
Key factor (no pun intended) of why I like my iPhone is I dont even feel it in my pocket. It is light and thin and not bulky.
Commuter Series Otterbox arrives on the 25th and then the iPhone can share pocket space with keys and other items. Until then its in solitary confinement for resale purposes 2-3 years from now.
Every year, it has been lack of stock based on lack of supply. Suddenly this year it's "Apple's growth is slowing"? Get real.
I agree Apple does not want to be HP or Dell and sell 500 different products, they want to concentrate on a small line of "Premium" products that gives them a larger per item profit margin. They want to be the "luxury" product line.
Objective facts.
Apple under promises and over delivers.
Launch weekend sales of 5 were 5m and 4S was 4m. Sales are higher.
Launch in first round countries in September week 3, about 5 weeks after production started.
Launch in second round countries in September week 4, the shortest delay ever for second tier.
More first and second tier countries promised than ever before.
More factories producing parts and assembling units than ever before.
Even "catch-up" deliveries are slightly preceeding expected delivery dates.
If Apple launched sea shipments on the same couple of days they launched air shipments, one would expect about a 2 week time to arrivals by sea.
There's a few facts for you.
Rocketman
Apple under promises and over delivers.
Launch weekend sales of 5 were 5m and 4S was 4m. Sales are higher.
Launch in first round countries in September week 3, about 5 weeks after production started.
Launch in second round countries in September week 4, the shortest delay ever for second tier.
More first and second tier countries promised than ever before.
More factories producing parts and assembling units than ever before.
Even "catch-up" deliveries are slightly preceeding expected delivery dates.
If Apple launched sea shipments on the same couple of days they launched air shipments, one would expect about a 2 week time to arrivals by sea.
There's a few facts for you.
Rocketman
I'm sorry but your comments above are at odds with your original statement.
You said that "fanatical fanboys" are harmless. I would disagree. These are the same people who go from forum to forum attacking anyone who says anything negative or critical about Apple products. They are most definitely not harmless. You should read some of their comments. "Fanatical" anything is wrong IMHO because someone always gets hurt in the end.
What is your definition of a troll? Someone who isn't 100% supportive of everything Apple does? or just someone who posts a critical or negative comment? Either way calling someone a troll is insulting and offensive. I own lots of Apple kit but I don't like the iPhone 5 - does that make me a troll?
I'm not trying to be defensive or argumentative with you, it's just that I've seen and read first hand the harm and distress that fanatical fanboys on all sides cause. This is not harmless fun. It's a cancer that pervades the internet forums.
Please explain to me how one feature of the OS needing work means the entire iOS operating system is no good?
However, the "miss" only knocked $8 from the share price, and so I think if sales really are 50 million for December it would bode well for them.
Probably closer to 8 million
The original estimate of 8 million sold is probably true, since Apple (unlike Samsung who counts phones shipped to retailers shelves) only counts phones that are sold and delivered to users (either at retail or from online pre-orders).
Taking into account those iPhone 5s that were ordered but not delivered to customers yet, the total could be closer to 8 million (or more).
The original estimate of 8 million sold is probably true, since Apple (unlike Samsung who counts phones shipped to retailers shelves) only counts phones that are sold and delivered to users (either at retail or from online pre-orders).
Taking into account those iPhone 5s that were ordered but not delivered to customers yet, the total could be closer to 8 million (or more).
I'm with you up to a point.
Apple must remain a quality brand. It's important that they avoid attaching their name to poor quality products (issues with Maps, Mobile Me and so on not withstanding). That's why you won't see a low end smartphone from Apple - they aren't going to go after the sub-$100 glorified feature phone market. Not only would that cheapen the brand but there's little profit to be had selling cheap products.
Luxury, however, is a word I would avoid. Yes, Apple products are luxurious in many ways. They make them from premium materials, package them in high quality packaging and have customer service that is more usually associated with a luxury brand, but Apples isn't Rolex or Mont Blanc. Apple is a mass market company that sells to the upper third of that mass market as opposed to a luxury goods brand that sells to the top 1%.
An aspirational brand, you might say. And absolutely not one that should be concerned about serving every single customer out there. Apple's focus is on making and selling the things that they think are amazing, not only filling in every potential niche. That's a good thing because complexity in product lines tends to dilute focus and confuse consumers. I can buy an iPad, safe in the knowledge that the iPad I have bought is the best one Apple could make. It isn't one of a dozen models and there won't be a new, special edition version three months later. That creates a sense of value and of quality.
Just because you think something doesn't make it so. I'm sure if Apple could have built and sold 8M out of the gate they would have. The longer someone is waiting for a phone (or goes online and sees a 3-4 week wait) the more likely it is they decide not to bother, or get a different phone.
Yes - I said fanatical fanboys are harmless. I also said that trolls are not. Someone who goes from forum to forum attacking people is a troll and therefore is not harmless.
It's like me saying "bulls are harmless but not bulls in china shops" - the second statement qualifies the first. When I said fanatical fanboys are harmless but trolls are not I was qualifying my statement. It was completely clear but you jumped to conclusions are started inferring things that I didn't say.
I didn't call anyone a troll. I identified trolls and have made it completely clear what I consider a troll to be. You have chosen to ignore those parts of my posts and I have no idea why.
I was very clear and have been very consistent. I didn't set out to write a complete set of works about what is and isn't trolling or what sorts of behaviour are good and bad. I said that enthusiasm for something is good and that liking something too much, even if that liking is a bit delusional, is perfectly fine but that attacking others for what they like is not. I have no idea why you are finding this distinction so hard to comperhend.
THIS.
I find it funny there are people who actually think Apple holds back. Basically what they're saying is Apple, a hugely profit driven company, is deciding "Ehh let's not worry about another 3M iP5 sales. Let's hold these back so people want them even more and we can sell the same amount to people later."
I'd venture to say Apple's philosophy is "sell 'em as fast as we can build 'em". I don't think demand is a problem.
BTW, that is incorrect... The numbers were :
The split for the first three days of iPhone 4S sales was 48% AT&T, 35% Verizon, 17% Sprint.
Out of 4 Million. You do the math.
Hint. 48% of 4 Million is NOT 3 million.
Precisely. I don't know anyone who has ever decided to buy a product because it was sold out but I know many people who have chosen to buy an alternative product because their first choice wasn't in stock.
That isn't to say that people don't get more excited to have nabbed one of a limited stock but those people would have bought the item in question whether it was in short supply or not.
The share price goes up and down every day. I think that's more do with trading patterns and profit taking. Apple would have to repeatedly miss estimates for the share price to fall significantly. The analysts are more interested in what clues these numbers give for sales over the whole quarter or the whole year.
Interesting debate. When I go shopping I usually have a good idea what I'm looking for before I start. Then it's simply a case of assessing the available alternatives or concluding that non of the alternatives is what I'm looking for in which case I simply don't buy anything.
There was a long standing campaign in the Apple press and fansites for them to build an iPhone long before the iPhone ever came out. MacWorld was running a "we want an iPhone campaign" in 2005. People have been asking for tablet computers for many years. Even the iPod wasn't all that new as there had been MP3 players around for years beforehand. I think Apple thinks about what customers want more than they let on and tries to build the most compelling product they can.
I do think it's scary people actually believe this. Especially with a company like Apple that doesn't need to manufacture hype or demand. Again it's not like Apple or carrier stores are stocked full of iPhones that nobody is buying. Most if not all are sold out.
My black iPhone 5 had ZERO scratches or scuffs as well. AND as for the maps, the first time I used it, the route it suggested to get home from work included doing a U-Turn when there was no need, I used the "Report a Problem" option in the application and by the next day it had been corrected! This is a non important street in Canada, pretty impressive if you ask me!
With Otterbox iPhone 5 will be bulkier than, say. SGSIII wich does not need a case. As far as weight is concerned, the only heavy phone on the market lately was iPhone 4S. Samsung phones were always light.