Analyst expects 500,000 iPhones sold this weekend
Piper Jaffray's senior analyst Gene Munster thinks it's going to be a good weekend for Apple and AT&T as the companies begin the rollout of the iPhone 3G S on Friday.
Munster expects Apple will sell 500,000 iPhones this weekend, according to a research note sent to clients, reports Fortune. That's half as many phones as Apple sold when it launched the iPhone 3G, but Apple sold that phone in 21 countries on the first day. In comparison, the iPhone 3G S will be sold in only eight countries on its first day.
Still, 500,000 phones sold in three days is a lofty number. Consider that the iPhone 3G was a fairly big upgrade over its predecessor when it was released, and most notably added the much faster 3G data speeds to the device.
While the iPhone 3G S may be perceived as a lesser upgrade, it does have some nice features, not the least of which is a speed boost--it's up to twice as fast as the 3G, according to Apple. The 3G S also comes with a 3-megapixel camera and can record video.
Of course, the iPhone 3G S will also come with iPhone OS 3.0, released Wednesday to all iPhone customers and available for download through iTunes.
Jim Dalrymple has followed Apple and the Mac industry for the last 15 years, first as part of MacCentral and then in various positions at Macworld. Jim also writes about the professional audio market, examining the best ways to record music using a Macintosh. He is a member of the CNET Blog Network and is not an employee of CNET. He currently runs The Loop. You can follow him on Twitter @jdalrymple. 
150,000 versus 500,000 (and that is for a third generation product not out to kill anything) oh yea Apple is really doomed.
there weren't even that many manufactured I guess
the pre was a way to get the company back on track
and I'm sure it's done a fine job
either way Apple Palm RIM etc have nothing to worry about
there's more than enough space to accommodate all of them
as long as they have good products !
What are you talking about? Success? This was Palm competition to iPhone 3G & 3G S. In reality the launch was a failure. In reality the sales are from current Palm users. 100K is paltry, to downright pathetic for a device that was touted as "THE" iPhone Killer.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=a5k1RDLAr8cI
"Sprint, Palm Fall as Pres Go to Current Customers"
Palm never "touted" the Pre as the "iphone killer." Secondly, for a new product which has a never before used OS, Pre had no TV AD's running prior to launch, Palm did great. Last I checked the original iphone barely sold 140,000 units opening weekend, and that was with national TV AD's. IN REALITY, it does not matter if current Palm users bought the Pre, 35% of the Pre purchases were to new customers.
Mind you, it's a NICE upgrade, and I still plan on buying one.
And while you are at it, go pick up a Mac- I run a top of the line PC and a iMAC G5 that's about 4 years old. The iLife '09 suite has so far been the best investment I have made as a rogue techie.
Let's all just embrace Apple- stop trying to top it, work with it, and let's change the world one app at a time.
I bought the Windows emulator and haven't even used it once since purchasing it. I used Windows for a decade, but once I bought my first MAC I never went back. I remember thinking Apple was a joke too - in the days before I used Apple products. Like most, once you use iphones or MACS you realize how good they really are.
That said, I'm an iphone superfan. I'm not sure why hardcore Mac fans think that an iphone user is going to be a Mac user. I'm happy with my Windows + iphone.
Cody
neither is better than the other, they are just different
but the iPhone has a lot going for it ,and everybody else has tried or is trying to emulate it one way or another
So why is buying one such a bad move ?
look how touch phones were before the iPhone and look how different they are now !
so yes the iPhone is hyped and rightly so because it has re-invented smartphones !
Hmmm ! get you priorities straight
Wow. This person does not own a Mac. I've had email since 1983, and been using computers even longer. I've spent plenty of time on Windows machines and, more recently, Mac OSX. I've been using computers daily as part of my job for the last 20 years, and I'm a software developer. I can assure you all that the quoted statement above is completely uninformed.
"apple fan boys are arrogant and naive !!!"
And the above comment is outright insulting to those who appreciate Apple products. How did you come to be such a hater?
At this point I'd never own anything produced by Apple/MAC and find the PC World to be way more versatile and user friendly! Plus, you can purchase software for PC's!
errr, how much software do you devlope for the MAC? That's what I thought!
At this point I'd never own anything produced by Apple/MAC and find the PC World to be way more versatile and user friendly! Plus, you can purchase software for PC's!"
Good grief! Well enjoy your "Pc."
So don't give up so quick ,after-all the demand for such a app is huge
and it will be eaten alive as soon as it is released,
after all developers always go towards the money
I stood in line last year from 6am until after lunch.
- by Mechanos June 21, 2009 3:11 AM PDT
- I think both devices are good, just different. I owned a first gen iPhone and then upgraded to the 3g and have had good expirence with the iPhone. I am switching to the pre now for two reasons. One is Sprint offers more min and a better deal on the same package I have with AT&T and two, the pre does the multitasking I need. I own a two macs and I love them, I also own an hp that runs really well too. I'm not biased in any way. I am going to replace my iPhone with an iPod touch so I the apps I've purchased don't go to waste. :)
- Like this Reply to this comment
-
(27 Comments)