100,000's of iPhones sold in Europe in last 72 Hours!

As predicted, the iPhone is off to an extremely strong start in Europe,
breaking records in many cases. O2, Britian's largest carrier says it's
the best selling phone they have ever had!

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Peter Erskine, chief executive of Telefonica's 02 Europe, said the
mobile operator has sold hundreds of thousands of Apple iPhones in the
UK since the heavily-hyped multimedia handsets went on sale last Friday
evening.

http://snipurl.com/1tizg

or

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/...13-20911760.ht
m

The news is even better for Germany but final sales haven't been tallied
for all the 700 stores.

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So looks like Noika is now history in the upper end of the Cell Phone
market. Once Apple introduces the lower end iPhone models they will fade
away and the world will be a better place.

Congrats O2, T-Mobile... Next up is Orange in France! November 29th!

And in case you missed it, this is the event that shook Europe's cell
market to its very core.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3aPhe8QYmQ

Europe has never had access to such a modern cell phone, so it's good
they are finally getting a taste of high end, quality products!

http://www.iphone.com/

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Oxford wrote:
> As predicted, the iPhone is off to an extremely strong start in Europe,
> breaking records in many cases. O2, Britian's largest carrier says it's
> the best selling phone they have ever had!
>

100,000 sheeple paid $$$$ to be iPhone beta testers...

At 12 Nov 2007 09:35:18 -0700 Oxford wrote:

> Peter Erskine, chief executive of Telefonica's 02 Europe, said the
> mobile operator has sold hundreds of thousands of Apple iPhones in the
> UK since the heavily-hyped multimedia handsets went on sale last Friday
> evening.
>
> http://snipurl.com/1tizg


I have a strong feeling that story will be corrected/retracted later today.




The same article said "In a conference call with reporters Erskine
declined to reveal how many iPhones it has sold,"

So which is it? "Hundreds of thousands" or "declined to say?"

Then the article states: "He said early sales had been in line with its
original expectations..."

"Original expectations" for O2 has been reported to be 200,000 by
Christmas.
I'd say "hundreds of thousands" in three days could quite possibly be
considered EXCEEDING expectations rather than "in line" with them!


Reportedly, O2 purchased "hundreds of thousands" from Apple for sale in
the UK, so the writer has either confused figures somewhere
in the story, or iPhones are completely sold out in the UK this
afternoon! I highly doubt the UK launch weekend sold more than the US
launch!


Interestingly enough, the WSJ, BBC, or the Daily Telegraph don't seem to
have carried this story. Maybe they know something CNN doesn't?


> The news is even better for Germany but final sales haven't been
> tallied for all the 700 stores.

Because Germans can't count? What retailer can't tally product sales
virtually instantly in this day and age?

I hope T-Mo DE did well with it. My DT stock can use another boost.

Todd Allcock <[email protected]> wrote:

> > Peter Erskine, chief executive of Telefonica's 02 Europe, said the
> > mobile operator has sold hundreds of thousands of Apple iPhones in the
> > UK since the heavily-hyped multimedia handsets went on sale last Friday
> > evening.
> >
> > http://snipurl.com/1tizg
>
> I have a strong feeling that story will be corrected/retracted later today.

because.. it doesn't agree with you? CNN has the scoop, you don't.

> The same article said "In a conference call with reporters Erskine
> declined to reveal how many iPhones it has sold,"
>
> So which is it? "Hundreds of thousands" or "declined to say?"
>
> Then the article states: "He said early sales had been in line with its
> original expectations..."
>
> "Original expectations" for O2 has been reported to be 200,000 by
> Christmas.
> I'd say "hundreds of thousands" in three days could quite possibly be
> considered EXCEEDING expectations rather than "in line" with them!
>
> Reportedly, O2 purchased "hundreds of thousands" from Apple for sale in
> the UK, so the writer has either confused figures somewhere
> in the story, or iPhones are completely sold out in the UK this
> afternoon! I highly doubt the UK launch weekend sold more than the US
> launch!

Ah, within the first 30 hours Apple sold 270,000 in the US, so within 72
hours, 100's of thousands is right in line for such a great product.

This will push iPhone sales up to 1,800,000 for the last 200 days.

> Interestingly enough, the WSJ, BBC, or the Daily Telegraph don't seem to
> have carried this story. Maybe they know something CNN doesn't?

Or, WSJ, BBC, or the Daily Telegraph have old info. CNN usually doesn't
make mistakes.

> > The news is even better for Germany but final sales haven't been
> > tallied for all the 700 stores.
>
> Because Germans can't count? What retailer can't tally product sales
> virtually instantly in this day and age?
>
> I hope T-Mo DE did well with it. My DT stock can use another boost.

Yes, or you could invest in AAPL, up over 50% in the last year.

> "Todd Allcock" wrote:
>
>> Peter Erskine, chief executive of Telefonica's 02 Europe, said the
>> mobile operator has sold hundreds of thousands of Apple iPhones in the
>> UK since the heavily-hyped multimedia handsets went on sale last Friday
>> evening.
>>
>> http://snipurl.com/1tizg
>
>
> I have a strong feeling that story will be corrected/retracted later
> today.

A CE will never admit to something bad on his shift, like giving the exact
number of phones "really sold."


> The same article said "In a conference call with reporters Erskine
> declined to reveal how many iPhones it has sold,"
>
> So which is it? "Hundreds of thousands" or "declined to say?"

My thoughts exactly. I also liked the statement of 700 stores with 350
people waiting outside. What is that? Two per store? LOL!


> Then the article states: "He said early sales had been in line with its
> original expectations..."
>
> "Original expectations" for O2 has been reported to be 200,000 by
> Christmas.
> I'd say "hundreds of thousands" in three days could quite possibly be
> considered EXCEEDING expectations rather than "in line" with them!

The Europeans already have better phones and network than the iPhone
supports. Adding, they get far better phones for a lesser price too - even
free! Why would they take a step backwards for a phone that does less (i.e.
non MMS, SMS, no GPS, dismal cmaera, and faster 3G over slower E) and costs
more?


> Reportedly, O2 purchased "hundreds of thousands" from Apple for sale in
> the UK, so the writer has either confused figures somewhere
> in the story, or iPhones are completely sold out in the UK this
> afternoon! I highly doubt the UK launch weekend sold more than the US
> launch!

Same here. Here's one take on the iFlop sales: http://tinyurl.com/2shtnm

I also believe the "rush in the store" on YouTube was a premeditated
marketing scam. Didn't see that anywhere else.


> Interestingly enough, the WSJ, BBC, or the Daily Telegraph don't seem to
> have carried this story. Maybe they know something CNN doesn't?

The iPhone may indeed be the over-hyped flop of the century and go the way
of the Disney phone. There are too many more PDA's that do so much more,
have far more programs, and far more and better support than to settle for
something with so much less.

B~

B. Peg wrote:

> I also liked the statement of 700 stores with 350
> people waiting outside. What is that? Two per store? LOL!


More like one every other store, no?

> "Oxford" wrote:
> Ah, within the first 30 hours Apple sold 270,000 in the US, so within 72
> hours, 100's of thousands is right in line for such a great product.
>
> This will push iPhone sales up to 1,800,000 for the last 200 days.

Doubtful. Sales were dismal according to street sales in Europe.
http://tinyurl.com/2shtnm

Local AT&T stores have reported far less in sales too, with more buying
their newer "Tilt" model which does far more. Marketing 101 has it passing
the Bell Curve for initial buyers.

Why would the Europeans want a phone to use on their superior network that's
slower and does less for more money? I'd like to see Apple's demographic
model on that!

B~

In article <colalovesosx-E46E3F.11171212112007@mpls-nnrp-
02.inet.qwest.net>, [email protected] says...
> CNN usually doesn't
> make mistakes.
>
>
LOL. No...they just outright lie and slant the news to suit their
managements' views...by design. They are notorious at covering only one
side of the argument.
--
Jud
Dallas TX USA

> "Bob Campbell" wrote:
>
>> > "Oxford" wrote:
>> > Ah, within the first 30 hours Apple sold 270,000 in the US, so within
>> > 72
>> > hours, 100's of thousands is right in line for such a great product.
>> >
>> > This will push iPhone sales up to 1,800,000 for the last 200 days.
>>
>> Doubtful. Sales were dismal according to street sales in Europe.
>> http://tinyurl.com/2shtnm
>
> Indeed. Quote from above:
>
> Pundits are already falling over themselves to explain the iPhone's
> flopping in Britain, and the arguments are exactly what people have been
> complaining about since the phone's initial release in the States: It's
> too expensive. It's too slow without 3G support. It's locked to one
> carrier. Other alternatives abound.
>
> Ouch.

This ad from a phone forum says it best: http://tinyurl.com/3b86wt

B~

News <[email protected]> wrote:

> B. Peg wrote:
>
> > I also liked the statement of 700 stores with 350
> > people waiting outside. What is that? Two per store? LOL!
>
> More like one every other store, no?

yes, peg messed up, that's 245,000 waiting in line

At 12 Nov 2007 09:35:18 -0700 Oxford wrote:
> As predicted, the iPhone is off to an extremely strong start in Europe,
> breaking records in many cases. O2, Britian's largest carrier says it's
> the best selling phone they have ever had!
>
> ---
>
> Peter Erskine, chief executive of Telefonica's 02 Europe, said the
> mobile operator has sold hundreds of thousands of Apple iPhones in the
> UK since the heavily-hyped multimedia handsets went on sale last Friday
> evening.
>
> http://snipurl.com/1tizg

The corrections came as fast as I suspected...

http://guardian.co.uk/business/2007/...telecoms.apple
"Erskine stressed it is 'early days' and refused to give an exact figure
for his company's sales in the UK, ADDING ONLY THAT REPORTS THAT OVER
100,000 BEING BOUGHT WERE EXAGGERATED." [emphasis mine.]

"Mobile phone company O2 claims to have sold 'tens of thousands' of
iPhones over the weekend, despite little evidence of a repeat of the long
queues seen outside stores when the device launched in the US over the
summer..."

"There have been reports that O2 and Carphone stores have seen lacklustre
sales of the phone, but Erskine said 'the initial feedback is we are in-
line with our expectations'."

Oxford wrote:
> As predicted, the iFlop is off to an extremely strong start in Europe

Who really gives a flying **** Oxtard, it has NOTHING to do with Nokia
and most of the other newsgroups you are SPAMMING.

Have fun with your iFlop but don't CRAP on about it like a broken record.


--
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belong to.

73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
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Simon Templar wrote:
>
> Have fun with your iFlop but don't CRAP on about it like a broken record.
>
>

Oxtardiarrhea.

In news:[email protected],
Simon Templar <[email protected]>spewed forth:
> Oxford wrote:
>> As predicted, the iFlop is off to an extremely strong start in Europe
>
> Who really gives a flying **** Oxtard, it has NOTHING to do with Nokia
> and most of the other newsgroups you are SPAMMING.
>
> Have fun with your iFlop but don't CRAP on about it like a broken
> record.

please report him to [email protected]

In news:[email protected],
Todd Allcock <[email protected]>spewed forth:
> At 12 Nov 2007 09:35:18 -0700 Oxford wrote:
>> As predicted, the iPhone is off to an extremely strong start in
>> Europe, breaking records in many cases. O2, Britian's largest
>> carrier says it's the best selling phone they have ever had!
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Peter Erskine, chief executive of Telefonica's 02 Europe, said the
>> mobile operator has sold hundreds of thousands of Apple iPhones in
>> the UK since the heavily-hyped multimedia handsets went on sale last
>> Friday evening.
>>
>> http://snipurl.com/1tizg
>
> The corrections came as fast as I suspected...
>
> http://guardian.co.uk/business/2007/...telecoms.apple
> "Erskine stressed it is 'early days' and refused to give an exact
> figure for his company's sales in the UK, ADDING ONLY THAT REPORTS
> THAT OVER 100,000 BEING BOUGHT WERE EXAGGERATED." [emphasis mine.]
>
> "Mobile phone company O2 claims to have sold 'tens of thousands' of
> iPhones over the weekend, despite little evidence of a repeat of the
> long queues seen outside stores when the device launched in the US
> over the summer..."
>
> "There have been reports that O2 and Carphone stores have seen
> lacklustre sales of the phone, but Erskine said 'the initial feedback
> is we are in- line with our expectations'."

please report him to [email protected]