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iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million

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Re: iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million

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Post by seiji »

drharris wrote: post #38

I love my iPhone 5, and think it's the most solid piece of electronics I've ever owned. Almost hate to put the thing in a case. As good as it is, there's a point everyone is overlooking when talking about the 5... the earpods. I've tried over 20 sets of earbuds to fit my weird ears, and all of them cause pain after half an hour or more of wear. I've been able to listen 4 hours straight on these earpods with no ill ef…

I think putting an iPhone in a case is like leaving a plastic cover on a $3,000 couch. They are made to feel nice when your skin meets their design. Life happens. Enjoy things that won't harm you without the rubberized prophylaxis.

Re: iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million

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Post by neel8986 »

To these number in perspective the most successful android phone ever "Galaxy S III" sold 20 million in 100 days!!!

Some people even said that Galaxy sIII is replacing iphone as the most coveted smartphone

Now looking at these numbers it is clear that iphone 5 is oing to touch the 100 million mark well within 50 days about half the time taken my sIII

Re: iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million

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Post by alayne »

lwhi wrote: post #44
alayne wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here's one of your recent comments: "I really hope something awful happens to Apple over the next few years. They deserve it" It's hard for me to think you are interested in any sort of adult conversation here.

I'm constantly amazed by the lengths people will go to defend Apple. It's astounding. Regardless of what I feel about the company, my point stands. EDIT: To the downvoters - thanks for emphasising my point.

Apple already made a statement about maps. This is a press release about sales. There is no reason for them to bring up maps again in this press release since they are not discussing any other software features (other than the availability of iOS6 of course).

Re: iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million

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Post by Tichy »

seiji wrote: post #41
Tichy wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do they manage the "applications can't spy on you" part? (Not counting the WhatsApp debacle). Also: iTunes???

Millions of people have a significant investment in iTunes media. They don't understand DRM-vs-not. They don't understand sideloading or frontloading or rearloading. They just want to plug-n-go. Pick some well off high school nearby and ask kids how often they buy something on iTunes. You'll cry when a large portion of them say multiple times per week. You'll go catatonic when they mention regularly spending over $10…

Sure, it works, I was just questioning the "most advanced" aspect of it.

Re: iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million

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Post by flyinRyan »

lwhi wrote: post #44
alayne wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here's one of your recent comments: "I really hope something awful happens to Apple over the next few years. They deserve it" It's hard for me to think you are interested in any sort of adult conversation here.

I'm constantly amazed by the lengths people will go to defend Apple. It's astounding. Regardless of what I feel about the company, my point stands. EDIT: To the downvoters - thanks for emphasising my point.

And color me and others equally amazed at the lengths some people will go to hate a company. Apple makes products. If you don't like them, don't buy them.

Re: iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million

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Post by bbgm »

seiji wrote: post #51
drharris wrote: post #38

I love my iPhone 5, and think it's the most solid piece of electronics I've ever owned. Almost hate to put the thing in a case. As good as it is, there's a point everyone is overlooking when talking about the 5... the earpods. I've tried over 20 sets of earbuds to fit my weird ears, and all of them cause pain after half an hour or more of wear. I've been able to listen 4 hours straight on these earpods with no ill ef…

I think putting an iPhone in a case is like leaving a plastic cover on a $3,000 couch. They are made to feel nice when your skin meets their design. Life happens. Enjoy things that won't harm you without the rubberized prophylaxis.

I have never put any iPhone in a case, even the iPhone 4 (my current phone). Seems to defeat the purpose. Although being a klutz, I am astonished that I have not even scratched it in 2 years.

Re: iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million

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Post by swombat »

gtufano wrote: post #49
untog wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree that the criticism of the iPhone 5 was overblown, but I don't think these figures are a tremendous validation of the iPhone 5, either. The simple fact is that the vast majority of people are on two year cellphone plans, and it's been two years since the iPhone 4 came out. They took the upgrade in front of them. The iPhone 5 was good enough that people didn't want to switch to Android, but that isn't the stron…

Just remember that not anyone buying is in USA and people in EU don't usually buy phones subsidized on a 2 years plan (that amounts to ~30% of sales, probably). I think, also, that iPhone 4 sold less than 5 million pieces in the first week. (disclaimer: I don't really understand of "upgrade eligibility" works for US carriers so I could be mistaken here).

Actually, people in the UK usually buy on 12-18-24 month contracts too, though I don't. The total saving that you get is relatively minimal (£40 across 2 years?), but you get shackled to the one provider. So I just buy the phone separately.

However, you're right that, e.g., in Switzerland, people don't tend to buy phones with contracts.

Re: iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million

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Post by Kerrick »

w1ntermute wrote: post #32
seiji wrote: post #17

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Perfect scrolling, your applications can't spy on you, iTunes integration, and you don't constantly need to play whack-an-app to preserve battery life.

1. Perfect scrolling? Not in my experience with the iPad 3 (woops, "The new iPad"). 2. Have you seen the list of requested permissions when you install an Android app? Not that there haven't been privacy issues with iOS. 3. No iTunes integration sounds like an advantage to me. 4. I get the feeling most Apple fanbois have never actually used an Android device, because I have never had to close apps to save battery lif…

Oh come on, iOS and Android are both "advanced" operating systems. You may be able to argue which is "most advanced," but they are both certainly advanced.

Re: iPhone 5 First Weekend Sales Top Five Million

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Post by untog »

seiji wrote: post #45
untog wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I agree that the criticism of the iPhone 5 was overblown, but I don't think these figures are a tremendous validation of the iPhone 5, either. The simple fact is that the vast majority of people are on two year cellphone plans, and it's been two years since the iPhone 4 came out. They took the upgrade in front of them. The iPhone 5 was good enough that people didn't want to switch to Android, but that isn't the stron…

If five million devices sold in three days isn't impressive, what kinds of numbers are you used to looking at? A calculated decision to "stay on iOS" or "switch to android" is about the 6219th most important thing in most people's lives.

Another user posted an article[1] where an analyst suggested 10 million, with a "worst-case scenario" of 6 million. Obviously, no-one has any idea what Apple's target/expectations were.

In any case, I didn't say that 5 million devices wasn't impressive. It is. But it isn't necessarily evidence that the iPhone 5 is earth-shatteringly great, it's just good enough for people to upgrade.

[1] http://articles.cnn.com/2012-09-19/tech/tech_mobile_iphone-5...

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