Shocking, we know. As if the price drops on the PlayStation 3 weren't
evidence enough that we all like our gizmos a bit cheaper, a new report from Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster claims that
iPhone sales skyrocketed shortly after the (hotly
contested) price
drops. According to his math, Apple needed to sell some 136,000 iPhones between September 5th (the day of the cuts) and September 9th (the day Apple claimed to have sold
one million of its mobiles), which meant that 27,000 iPhones per day were getting unboxed in the five-day period. Comparatively, Munster approximated that Cupertino was unloading around 9,000 iPhones per day prior to the price cuts. 'Course, even Gene doubts that the recent sales surge will be able to hold steady, but we'd say the slashings have already had their desired effect.
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DailyTech]
posted Sep 12th 2007 2:46PM
Price drop and unlocking should clock these numbers up, but a world wide lauch would help.
Brian, agreed. The reason why everyone is so hyped up about iPhone unlocking isn't because they can use it on good ol' tmobile.. its because they can use it overseas. Imagine if Apple launched this thing globally now? Man, the shareholders would be kissing Steve's feet.
walletmuncher.com
If the first update does not break the unlock and Apple have not announced this in Europe then I would think about importing a few dozen for sale in the UK.
A world wide launch would actually drive the price up for us here in Asia. Apple always overprice their products compared to the U.S., so gray market items from the U.S. are much cheaper than official local prices. Plus unlocked iPhones have already been available for several weeks.
The phone is nice, but theres phones better than this. I like the design, it looks good. I think it'd get old quick though. No keyboard, On-screen keyboard isnt fun.
did you actually try it?
Yes, I have. I just do not like the On-screen Keyboard. I also find that it's not at all revolutionary. It's not 3G either. If it was 200 dollars then I'd buy it. Nice phone, not for me.
Why are you even commenting on this issue? This is about price cuts, not about who likes the iPhone or not.
Please post future comments at whogivesacare.com!
Actually, I think that domain name is available.
I dont care what the post is about.
The price drop is a great start!
Now lets have free ringtones, 3rd party apps, and better sound quality when talking on the phone and Apple might very well treaten the cellphone market!
Threaten the cell phone market? Not until they offer a cheap phone. They can probably take over the smartphone/pda market but not the whole enchilada.
Well I wouldn't go that far...
OS X has been on the market for 6 years now installed on some of the most best looking computers and so-called powerfulest Apple hardware on the planet. And look at their market share!
And I have 5 PowerMAC's.
i want video recording.... that shoudl be fairly easy for the hackers.. no ?? what do i know..
Also, seeing as they use the same software, how hard would it be to port over the mail, google maps and calendar apps from the iphone to the ipod touch?
Where are $100 Apple Store GCs? We'll tell you next week...well, I'm still waiting!
Typically, a business week begins on a Monday and ends on a Friday. As Apple are based in California, they will be on Pacific time. I would get impatient if you have heard nothing by 5pm Pacific time on Friday.
The photo shows an iTunes button on the phone. I wonder when that will be rolled out?
Did anyone also notice that the calculator button in the photo is different than the one in the actual iPhone. got rid of the division symbol and replaced it with an orangish equal sign.
Wireless iTunes access will be available by the end of the month for the iPhone as Steve said last week.
@Jorge
Did anyone also notice that the calculator button in the photo is different than the one in the actual iPhone. got rid of the division symbol and replaced it with an orangish equal sign.
Are you serious?? This is an absolute deal breaker for me. The iPhone was going to be a replacement for my home desktop, but how am I supposed to get anything done without an equal sign on the calculator icon??? Come on, Apple! I have already sent an email to Steve Jobs, as well as complaints to the BBB, The Consumerist, and Jesus.
It's funny since the amount of sales are measured every month, so this numbers just sound more speculative that a real number.
imagine that
1. Overprice a crappy product.
2. Drop the price.
3. Profit!
You're doing it wrong.
Again, whogivesacare.com!
My words exactly...
There is a video of the best thing that an iPhone has ever been used for.... check it on willitblend(dot)com....
I know this is a silly questions, but did it blend???
I, for once, agree with Maddox on this issue...
@33scottie33 that is a relevant comment as it is about the price.
Why wont you post that after everyones comments and not just those saying bad about the Iphone..
YOU'RE the one who should take a break, bashing 3 comments in one thread...
Your efforts wont raise the price of your apple stock noticeably anyways.
www.whogivesacare.com
I've always been interested in the iPhone. I've had the chance to play with one for the second time now at the AT&T store here. I'd really love to replace my current phone, because of a few problems here and there.
Once my budget is in the clear, and Apple gives the memory a bump in specs I'll be all over it. RAZRs have been on my mind a long time as well. But, it's hard not to see that the iPhone is a pretty powerful and "trendy" product at the same time.
Well this phone is incredible...I suppose if you define revolutionary as something never been done before then its certainly not...I could buy an $900.00 Nokia that does all this and more...But, the form factor,frequent updates,FULL web browser (not text based) and the multi touch too me its certainly an amazing device...Im a realtor and I dont have to use the mobile version of MLS...get the full version on my iphone...not to mention EDGE is way cheaper than 3g and its really not that much slower just some limitations with video etc....anyway, i use wifi at work and the only time I use EDGE is when out and about...The only complaint is the lack of a copy/paste feature and the biggest thing is lack of a TV OUT...if the ipod touch has it then presumably the iPhone does too and its just not enabled...not like apple has ever hid features in a device
I'm sure the price cut moved some that had to pay a ETF to buy now and not wait.
I know that had the price drop not happened, I wouldn't have gotten my iphone, even though I got the cheaper 4gb one (I don't need that much space, it's just a portal media player for me...I don't see why I have to have every song or video I own on it...that's what computers are for...)
iphone = junk. apple hasn't produced a product worthy of its price in years. once the 'fad' of their gadgets is over, say goodbye to apple and their price controlling tactics.
Yeah right. They are just a flash in the pan. Those guys are going to get theres!!! That will show them!!
I see that iPhone news is really stressing you out bud! Maybe you should try disconnecting your Internet connection for a few days until you calm down.
That must suck having a website put a gun to your head and force you to read everything they post.
Oh, wait, Engadget offers to let you view their site without apple updates. I forgot.
Your just an idiot.
Who cares about the iPhone. Seriously engadget, is apple paying you? Come on! Have you seen the Zune people? Its awesome! It comes in all kinds of colors, EVEN BLUE and it squirts. IT SQUIRTS!
It is the most perfectly engineered & crafted device, EVER!
Innovation like nothign that has ever come before it.
Zune, people. Learn it, as it will rule the entire world very, very soon.
ZUNE!
are you shure, the squirt comes from this ZUNE? maybe it comes from your nose or....
I never saw a ZUNE! what is it? Is it a phone in different colours that squirts? what does it squirt? do you have a link with more information?
thx a lot from uzbekistan
This was unecpected..... :P
@Thursday075
You said "Your just an idiot." hahahaha....
You're just an idiot.
Ya right!!
It's the recent unlocking capabilities and its progressions that boosted the sales!!
Unlocking is now free and it's software unlock!!
Wait till some of these two year contracts expire. That is what I am doing before picking up the iPhone. The real test will be around 2 years from now.
In other news, water is wet!
@Thursday
sorry... just kidding... i'm a grammar freak.
SO can someone gimme a rundown of how much it will cost me to get an 8GB iPhone to New Zealand? I realise that the purchase price is now $399USD, but aren't you forced to sign up to an AT&T contract? How does one squirm out of that?
Nope.
When you buy the phone you are just buying the phone. Now when you go to activate it that is when you have to get an AT&T setup, blah blah blah. Yet there are ways around this also, unlock through third party, unlock via software here, then you use on X carrier that supports the iPhone.
Ahh, thanks for the clarification. So all I need is someone to buy the phone for me and ship it over as I can now unlock it at home if I am not mistaken *waddles off to search the internets and blogosphere for more info*
So....How many new Wireless accounts did AT&T get? 1,000,000? I'm guessing not.
Perhaps Apple didn't really need to partner with a major wireless company to have a successful launch.
How long before the law suits are filed?
Yeah I found a good one:
www.gofuckyourself.com
Apple would sell approx 1 million phone for each month, if the sales boost is sustained. . This is a real WoW.
if people don't like the apple post why the heck do you read them engadget always feature about 10 different items per page, so if you dont like apple why the heck are you reading apples stuff, get a life, when iphone came out at $599 i bought one and really thought it was worth every penny, the price drop just make it look more atractive now, hell i might even grab my wife one for $399 -100 from apples store credit
Apple could sell more iPhones if they would add FLASH and Cut&Paste.
My god, lower prices lead to higher demand! This is surely a breakthrough in economic theory, Engadget! You have revolutionized the study of supply and demand forever! You must publish your findings in prominent journals, Engadget, so that the entire world may benefit from your discovery.
Regardless this post might be pushing it a little bit on engadgets side to post new stories of course, but seriously, just stfu and go read another site... I don't have an iphone but it really is neat to play with, well until and if the google phone ever comes out...(sigh)
i am tellin ya guys when the iphone hits international shores it will break every mobile record known to mobile kind but until then we can only pray that the ship reaches its bloody destination
In other obvious news: snow storms drastically cut quantity of beach-goers.