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Apple iPhone sales lower than expected

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July 25, 2007 |

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When the iPhone launched many analysts predicted up to 500,000 units being sold the first weekend, however reality set in today when the real numbers were announced by AT&T and that number was about 146,000 customers. This caused Apple’s stock to tumble more than 3% and some people are now saying that with the numbers announced and how available the iPhone seems to be all across the country that it might not be the sales powerhouse that at one point it was destined to be.

Speculations is that a lot of customers were hesitant because of the fact that AT&T doesn’t have a high speed network so download speeds wouldnt be capable of handling what the actual device was intended for. Not to mention in recent days there has been a lot of negative stories about the iPhone, for instance a bug report that detailed over 68 problems with the software emerged from AppleHound , even though some don’t think its a problem due to it being an all new device I beg to differ as I never heard these kind of issues with RIM’s BlackBerry or even Motorola’s BlackJack.

Some of the bugs seem to be troubling as fuctions as simple as the clock and the calendar can cause the device to crash or freeze. Add this to the battery problems and the newly announced security issue where a hacker could take complete control of the device remotely using its internet connection by installing a piece of malicious code via its Safari internet browser. Add all of this with the fact that more than a few sources are questioning the security of the device and this could spell trouble for not only Apple but for AT&T which reportedly shelled out big bucks for the exclusive rights to sell the Jesus Phone.

Sales Figures

Hack Story


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  1. Bill Lamb on July 25, 2007 9:06 am

    It has always seemed like to me that the primary audience for the iPhone were people who already have a digital music player, a great TV (with a screen larger than our palm), and broadband with a pretty decent cellphone as well. It’s difficult to justify another $500 when we’ve already got all of the gadgets to do what the iPhone does. I’m not sure that all-in-one is as important for the digital future as high quality networking of standalone devices.

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  3. cellphones on July 25, 2007 4:59 pm

    I agree, it just doesn’t do anything revolutionary. Its more of that industry of cool that Apple counts on to sell products. Thanks for the input, good insight.

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  6. Pablo Arthur Rodger on August 9, 2007 12:04 pm

    Best Phone I ever have. Period.

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