It’s too early to judge iPhone’s success in the British market, but once thing is clear, it’s not going to be the same hit as it is in America. The picture above was taken just before the iPhone launch and as you can very well see, no lines. With that said, The Mirror is reporting that Apple might have sold in excess of 70,000 units of the iPhone. It isn’t a bad figure for a country who is used to free units that come with their wireless contract.
Just how did The Mirror derive the number. Well, it estimates iPhones were sold at “a rate of 4.2 per second at the height of the frenzy at 1,300 outlets” and so 70,000 units since launch have been sold. You cannot believe that figure or you can. One thing is clear. The Brits are not as gullible as the Americans. Just kidding, of course.
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No crowds were outside the AT&T stores at the U.S. iPhone launch either, and it was summer then, when it was more comfortable to be outside.
The news, at that time, said similar things that are being said today: no people lining up at the AT&T stores, too expensive handset, the iPhone lacked too many features, only Apple stores had crowd and that meant low sales, iPhone activations were low and had long activation times.
However, all the launch photos of the AT&T stores turned out to be MISREAD! Many purchased the iPhone by internet and activated them days later. After friends, family, and others saw the iPhone user interface, iPhone sales continued upward. Europeans will feel the same. Price is only one component of the iPhone. After all, since Europe gave the world Mercedes, BMW, and Porsche, its inhabitants CAN surely afford to look good when they are NOT in their cars!
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