App Store has 10M downloads in early going
(Computerworld) Apple Inc. announced today that it sold its 1 millionth iPhone 3G worldwide on Sunday, three days after the device launched, and added that more than 10 million applications from the App Store had been downloaded since late last week.
Hitting the 1 million mark in three days is a big improvement over the 74 days it took to sell 1 million of the original iPhones in the U.S. market last year, according to Apple Inc. officials.
Independent analyst Jeff Kagan called those early sales "impressive ... and amazing."
In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs called the opening weekend iPhone 3G sales "stunning ... the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world."
Jobs termed the App Store's performance "a grand slam."
In the U.S., customers were unable to perform in-store activations on Friday, but the problem apparently was resolved by 6 p.m. Eastern time, according to an AT&T Inc. spokeswoman. She said 2,000 AT&T stores sold out of the iPhone on Friday, but customers were able to place orders and pick them up later...........
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(Computerworld) Apple Inc. announced today that it sold its 1 millionth iPhone 3G worldwide on Sunday, three days after the device launched, and added that more than 10 million applications from the App Store had been downloaded since late last week.
Hitting the 1 million mark in three days is a big improvement over the 74 days it took to sell 1 million of the original iPhones in the U.S. market last year, according to Apple Inc. officials.
Independent analyst Jeff Kagan called those early sales "impressive ... and amazing."
In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs called the opening weekend iPhone 3G sales "stunning ... the new iPhone 3G is clearly off to a great start around the world."
Jobs termed the App Store's performance "a grand slam."
In the U.S., customers were unable to perform in-store activations on Friday, but the problem apparently was resolved by 6 p.m. Eastern time, according to an AT&T Inc. spokeswoman. She said 2,000 AT&T stores sold out of the iPhone on Friday, but customers were able to place orders and pick them up later...........
More: http://www.computerworld.com/action/article.do?command=viewArticleBasic&articleId=9109858&source=NLT_PM&nlid=8
