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Jay Row June 30, 2007 at 3:20 am

Headline of “First Day Sales Seem Thin” is based on what figures? I believe that if all the stock supplied to the various stores are sold, it comes to almoxt 1 million phones. Is that slim? I was at the Tice’ Corner store and they were selling a lot of two phones per customer sales. At least 60% of the customers were buying.

MacMan June 30, 2007 at 10:47 am

MacMan:

Well I wouldn’t go so far as to say you “called” this one. you said:

“My prediction: No crowds. No lines. Maybe at a few stores. But I predict most stores will be business as usual.”

Most stores had crowds, lines and sold a ton of iPhones. and it was hardly “business as usual”. So while it may not have been and end-of-the-word event, i would say iPhone is a hit and will continue to be this weekend, and in the coming weeks and months… especially for the Holiday season.

FRMRMac June 30, 2007 at 6:05 pm

If Apple would have worked with other carriers they would have sold out – The phone is awsome, But limiting to ATT was a mistake – If I could have used with my carrier VZW I would have bought one for sure!

Jim June 30, 2007 at 9:58 pm

If the iPhone is intended to use the most widespread technology for coverage, WiFi browsing and international travel, it needs to be just what Apple made, GSM and AT&T.It’s just a rude fact of the U.S. mobile market that carriers like contracts. That means you gotta choose one carrier and for international use and broad U.S. coverage, who better than AT&T?

Lance July 1, 2007 at 5:33 pm

I beg to differ. Every Apple retail employee I know has told me that at their stores, the iPhone line exceeded their store opening and the Tiger launch.

-jcr

John C. Randolph July 1, 2007 at 10:05 pm

I agree with John C here…
Almost all Apple Stores are sold out, there is a 2-3 week wait on the Apple online store, ATT stores are sold out, nearly half a million units sold in one weekend. THAT is a failure? iPhone is the biggest thing to ever come along in the mobile phone market. When was the last time people waited in lines like this for the new Blackberry? Or the latest version of a RAZR? Never, thats when.

And to make the phone and service work well together, Apple needed to pick ONE provider they could work with. If iPhone were opened up to all the providers, it would be a mess. Apple was smart and stuck with one- that way they could make sure the hardware, software and service all worked in harmony… just like the Mac!

FRMRMac July 2, 2007 at 11:52 am
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