It's about time this ridiculous rumor was laid to rest. I've been absolutely amazed by how this number has been tossed around without anyone bothering to question it. This is really an example of how most people, including the media, are completely ignorant of and unconcerned with the actual facts.
When I first read this 1.5 million sold bullshit I was immediately incredulous. Really? T-Mobile already destroyed their 2008 sales goal and far exceeded the iPhone's first two months of retail sales? And only with preorders for a device that is relatively unknown outside of tech circles? Wow.
I doubt HTC will even manufacture 1.5 million G1s in 2008.
“An engineer explained to us that hundreds of ear impressions were gathered in the name of research, and while each one obviously boasted its own unique shape and size, one single characteristic remained uniform across the board: the entrance into the ear canal is not a perfect circle, it's an oval.”
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It's about time this ridiculous rumor was laid to rest. I've been absolutely amazed by how this number has been tossed around without anyone bothering to question it. This is really an example of how most people, including the media, are completely ignorant of and unconcerned with the actual facts.
When I first read this 1.5 million sold bullshit I was immediately incredulous. Really? T-Mobile already destroyed their 2008 sales goal and far exceeded the iPhone's first two months of retail sales? And only with preorders for a device that is relatively unknown outside of tech circles? Wow.
I doubt HTC will even manufacture 1.5 million G1s in 2008.