June 22, 2009   iPhone Tips, News

Estimates of 500K iPhone 3G S weekend sales too low by half

It’s a good thing Gene Munster shaded his anticipatory numbers a bit over the weekend, otherwise he’d be in the market for a new crystal ball. As mentioned yesterday, the signs were pointing to a bigger opening weekend for the latest handset from Apple, and the results did not disappoint: in a company press release this morning, Apple announced sales of ‘over a million’ iPhone 3G S units through Sunday 6/21. Also noted in the brief release were the six million downloads of the iPhone 3.0 software update; no details on the number of iPod touch users who have also updated.

In addition to the raw number — impressive enough — there are two other tidbits in this release that bear mentioning. One, it’s got a quote from Steve Jobs; this reinforces the notion that El Jefe Esteban is on his way back to the iCEO seat on a more active basis, as reported in the Wall Street Journal on Friday. Two, it looks like bloggers and journalists aren’t the only ones having a problem with the odd spacing on Apple’s latest product name; the press release repeatedly refers to the new phone as the “iPhone 3GS.” We feel your pain.

Estimates of 500K iPhone 3G S weekend sales too low by half originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)Estimates of 500K iPhone 3G S weekend sales too low by half originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Mon, 22 Jun 2009 09:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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  • http://www.thephoenixprinciple.com adam hartung

    It's great news for Apple that we learn Steve Jobs has been out of commission with a liver transplant the same weekend we learn new iPhone sales exceed expectations by 33-50%. Shows that Apple is headed in the right direction. Read more at http://www.ThePhoenixPrinciple.com