Orange: 30,000 iPhones sold in France and counting
Orange is claiming that it has managed to push 30,000 iPhones on an unsuspecting (or really, very suspecting in this case) French populace so far, a figure that seems surprisingly believable and un-blown out of proportion. Granted, Apple sold gobs more iPhones on US soil during its inaugural weekend on shelves, but let's keep things in perspective here -- it's a smaller population, a smaller launch, and it's a society that's far more used to technologically advanced handsets. It still seems a bit too early to call the iPhone a commercial success or failure in the local market, but if O2's wild claims of success are any indication, we're guessing Orange'll end up going the same route. With Apple's cutthroat tactics at the negotiating table in play, how could it not?
