Everyone’s reporting how remarkable it is that Apple was able to sell a million iPhones in just five days, but let’s think about this for a moment, shall we? As TechDirt politely points out, though, it would have been newsworthy had it been a US-only event, it wasn’t, it was global, with millions of people eligible to get the new handset. It’s also very worth pointing out that globally Nokia sells 1.28 million phones a day. So let’s re-cork the champagne until we hit the 100 million mark. [TechDirt]
Kev
July 17, 2008 at 4:48 PM
They would have sold more if there was stock available.
Currently dealers in Tassie are saying they _might_ have stock in 2 weeks.
iphone = vaporware until you can actually buy one
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July 17, 2008 at 5:36 PM
Yes Nokia sells 1.28 million phones a day (I’m trusting your figures here) but I am VERY confident in saying I doubt they are all Nokia N95 level phones.
It’s like saying Netgear is in the same league as Cisco because they sell heaps of switches – it’s a totally different calibre of product.
So in this situation best to relate how many $500+ handsets were sold by Nokia each day.
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