Verizon: iPhone 4 launch largest in its history, LTE on the way
The chief executive of Verizon Wireless, Daniel Mead, refuted rumors that its launch of iPhone 4 had failed to meet the company's expectations, noting that it has never launched a more successful product.
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Mead added that the lack of long lines greeting the new phone were not an indication of poor sales, but rather the result of successful online sales and an "intentional strategy aimed at spreading out the purchasing activity."
Some critics had mocked the lack of long lines greeting the iPhone 4 launch as "laughably short," as Dan Frommer of Silicon Alley Insider did on the day it went on sale at retail stores.
Mead countered that Verizon had intentionally staggered pre-orders to its existing customers a week ahead of the general launch online and at retail stores to avoid the kind of laughably long lines that Apple and AT&T generated last summer after their ordering systems melted down, forcing every customer who wanted the phone to visit retail stores.
"It was a conscious decision to spread the launch over three phases," Mead said, noting that 60 percent of the CDMA iPhones were sold online. "If we had not done online, you would have seen a much different flow in the pictures."
Verizon will double the number of stores selling the iPhone, from 4,000 to 8,000 outlets, over the next few days, but it will not be releasing iPhone sales numbers until it is due to report quarterly earnings.
LTE iPhone in the works
Mead also countered assumptions that Apple would be ignoring LTE just because it hasn't announced any vaporware pertaining to next generation networks.
"You'll see more coming from Apple on LTE," Mead said in the report. "They understand the value proposition of LTE and I feel very confident that they are going to be a part of it."
Mead added that Verizon will continue to "strongly support" RIM's Blackberry, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, and phones from Android licensees, despite its current heavy promotion of iPhone 4.
He also remarked that upon hearing about the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft, he contacted Nokia's chief executive Stephen Elop to "congratulate him and express his interest in learning more about the company's plans," and stated that "Verizon is waiting to hear from Nokia on how to move forward."
Speaking to the Wall Street Journal, Mead added that the lack of long lines greeting the new phone were not an indication of poor sales, but rather the result of successful online sales and an "intentional strategy aimed at spreading out the purchasing activity."
Some critics had mocked the lack of long lines greeting the iPhone 4 launch as "laughably short," as Dan Frommer of Silicon Alley Insider did on the day it went on sale at retail stores.
Mead countered that Verizon had intentionally staggered pre-orders to its existing customers a week ahead of the general launch online and at retail stores to avoid the kind of laughably long lines that Apple and AT&T generated last summer after their ordering systems melted down, forcing every customer who wanted the phone to visit retail stores.
"It was a conscious decision to spread the launch over three phases," Mead said, noting that 60 percent of the CDMA iPhones were sold online. "If we had not done online, you would have seen a much different flow in the pictures."
Verizon will double the number of stores selling the iPhone, from 4,000 to 8,000 outlets, over the next few days, but it will not be releasing iPhone sales numbers until it is due to report quarterly earnings.
LTE iPhone in the works
Mead also countered assumptions that Apple would be ignoring LTE just because it hasn't announced any vaporware pertaining to next generation networks.
"You'll see more coming from Apple on LTE," Mead said in the report. "They understand the value proposition of LTE and I feel very confident that they are going to be a part of it."
Mead added that Verizon will continue to "strongly support" RIM's Blackberry, Microsoft's Windows Phone 7, and phones from Android licensees, despite its current heavy promotion of iPhone 4.
He also remarked that upon hearing about the partnership between Nokia and Microsoft, he contacted Nokia's chief executive Stephen Elop to "congratulate him and express his interest in learning more about the company's plans," and stated that "Verizon is waiting to hear from Nokia on how to move forward."
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The Androidians will be very disappointed to hear this. LOL.
Nah, you know how it goes. Fanbois can spin it anyway they want, doesn't matter who they are fans for.
So this would go something like, yeah, but no numbers is cause it was slack and they just don't want to make it seem bad.
BTW wasn't there some Apple smashing tablet that came out on Thursday, could barely hear it whimper on the newswire. It got rolled.
Not even by a product, just an i/o port. Then rolled doubly by something that wasn't even a tablet.
Then next week it gets triple rolled in what would appear to be a Mortal Kombat Finishing move.
By July it is going to be an awful state of affairs.
Poor bastards. Let em find something to grip on to.
Nah, you know how it goes. Fanbois can spin it anyway they want, doesn't matter who they are fans for.
So this would go something like, yeah, but no numbers is cause it was slack and they just don't want to make it seem bad.
BTW wasn't there some Apple smashing tablet that came out on Thursday, could barely hear it whimper on the newswire. It got rolled.
Not even by a product, just an i/o port. Then rolled doubly by something that wasn't even a tablet.
Then next week it gets triple rolled in what would appear to be a Mortal Kombat Finishing move.
By July it is going to be an awful state of affairs.
Poor bastards. Let em find something to grip on to.
Until the numbers are released what he has to say means nothing. Of course he is going to say the iPhone launch was great.
Second if Android wasn't a major player in the game you poor bastards wouldn't be talking about it all the time.
Until the numbers are released what he has to say means nothing. Of course he is going to say the iPhone launch was great.
Second if Android wasn't a major player in the game you poor bastards wouldn't be talking about it all the time.
I will only call Android a major player when ONE Android device topples any iOS device (including iPod Nano) in terms of consumer patronage. In the meantime Android is still a mere flash in the pan and can't win against iOS on one device.
Until the numbers are released what he has to say means nothing. Of course he is going to say the iPhone launch was great.
Second if Android wasn't a major player in the game you poor bastards wouldn't be talking about it all the time.
Nah, if Android didn't exist, we'd have invented one.
It just happens to be the most convenient thing around, since it's the largest. It's persistent knocking off of Apple's ideas does seem to raise a few hackles, though.
And it's not like anyone (other than phone companies) is making a whole lot of money on it, esp. not Google..... when someone starts to see some actual returns, it'll be really interesting.
Until the numbers are released what he has to say means nothing. Of course he is going to say the iPhone launch was great.
Second if Android wasn't a major player in the game you poor bastards wouldn't be talking about it all the time.
Android isn't a player, nor is Google. Motorola, Samsung, HTC, LG and Sony are.
And none of them have released anything that has even dinted Apple.
But thanks for proving my point by actually writing the very thing I said you would.
It was surprising though that you didn't attack my intentionally fanboi crap on about the Xoom launch, it was such a lead in... guess that would mean.. nah, I've had my moment of fun.
Thanks for playing.
Nah, if Android didn't exist, we'd have invented one.
It just happens to be the most convenient thing around, since it's the largest. It's persistent knocking off of Apple's ideas does seem to raise a few hackles, though.
And it's not like anyone (other than phone companies) is making a whole lot of money on it, esp. not Google..... when someone starts to see some actual returns, it'll be really interesting.
Does anyone even understand what the Android business model is for Google? They're giving it away and theoretically they're supposed to be making money from ad clicks or something like that. Are there any numbers being given on exactly how much revenue Google makes from Android ad clicks. Even carriers aren't making that much from Android since as you see, Verizon badly wanted the iPhone despite all the available Android smartphones. Motorola is using free Android exclusively. Do they seem to be getting rich from it. No, they're losing money from their mobile division. It seems as though Samsung is the only company benefiting from Android.
Why the hell are analysts praising Android to the sky just because of its growing market share? Look at Nokia's mess. They had huge market share and started losing money because the market share they had wasn't worth spit. Analysts are supposed to be praising financial success through a good business model and what type of financial success has Android had. So, either Android's monetary returns are hidden or it's merely a poor business model. If you look at Google's share price since Android was released, it doesn't seem any better than before they turned Android loose on the world despite this huge Android growth past Apple's iOS. So, Android does not seem to be doing anything at all for Google, share-wise.
Does anyone even understand what the Android business model is for Google? They're giving it away and theoretically they're supposed to be making money from ad clicks or something like that. Are there any numbers being given on exactly how much revenue Google makes from Android ad clicks. Even carriers aren't making that much from Android since as you see, Verizon badly wanted the iPhone despite all the available Android smartphones. Motorola is using free Android exclusively. Do they seem to be getting rich from it. No, they're losing money from their mobile division. It seems as though Samsung is the only company benefiting from Android.
Why the hell are analysts praising Android to the sky just because of its growing market share? Look at Nokia's mess. They had huge market share and started losing money because the market share they had wasn't worth spit. Analysts are supposed to be praising financial success through a good business model and what type of financial success has Android had. So, either Android's monetary returns are hidden or it's merely a poor business model. If you look at Google's share price since Android was released, it doesn't seem any better than before they turned Android loose on the world despite this huge Android growth past Apple's iOS. So, Android does not seem to be doing anything at all for Google, share-wise.
HTC are doing well out of Android and some Chinese newcomers like Huawei and ZTE, if Motorola (mobile) can't start making money, pretty soon these analysts will be mourning the death of another American industry, apart from Apple that is.
Until the numbers are released what he has to say means nothing. Of course he is going to say the iPhone launch was great.
Second if Android wasn't a major player in the game you poor bastards wouldn't be talking about it all the time.
Didn't you just prove his point?
HTC are doing well out of Android and some Chinese newcomers like Huawei and ZTE, if Motorola (mobile) can't start making money, pretty soon these analysts will be mourning the death of another American industry, apart from Apple that is.
In the next 2 years, 80% of all Androids will be Chinese. Enjoys that.
In the next 2 years, 80% of all Androids will be Chinese. Enjoys that.
With the knock-off Android software that is not compatible and not supported by Google. Not that Google supports it much anyway.
The Androidians will be very disappointed to hear this. LOL.
Actually the Androidians are hearing that this iPhone is also plagued by the same antenna issue as the last one according to Consumer Reports. So it would seem that its the same old and tired iPhone as usual. iPhone just cant win these days now can it.
Android rules
?? no
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maybe i can sell my 15 in 2 chip MBP 3.02GHz one and get the new one
Nah, if Android didn't exist, we'd have invented one.
It just happens to be the most convenient thing around, since it's the largest. It's persistent knocking off of Apple's ideas does seem to raise a few hackles, though.
And it's not like anyone (other than phone companies) is making a whole lot of money on it, esp. not Google..... when someone starts to see some actual returns, it'll be really interesting.
their are a couple of fantastic phones out their
iphone still wins
still i am glad three is choice
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Until the numbers are released what he has to say means nothing. Of course he is going to say the iPhone launch was great.
Second if Android wasn't a major player in the game you poor bastards wouldn't be talking about it all the time.
He didn't say it was great he said it was the most successful launch ever. That is not something that can be interpreted differently at a later date. The WSJ article quotes him as saying the #s will be released at the next earnings statement, there is no wiggle room there, the #s will have to clearly back up what he said....any shaddy ceo with half a brain knows that if you plan to back out of a statement you need to give yourself an out. There is no out in a statement like the one he made.
Secondly if the Android didn't even exist, the iPhone most definitely would. The same can't be said for the Android (at best, the android might resemble a clamshell phone or a blackberry).
Does anyone even understand what the Android business model is for Google? They're giving it away and theoretically they're supposed to be making money from ad clicks or something like that. Are there any numbers being given on exactly how much revenue Google makes from Android ad clicks. Even carriers aren't making that much from Android since as you see, Verizon badly wanted the iPhone despite all the available Android smartphones. Motorola is using free Android exclusively. Do they seem to be getting rich from it. No, they're losing money from their mobile division. It seems as though Samsung is the only company benefiting from Android.
Why the hell are analysts praising Android to the sky just because of its growing market share? Look at Nokia's mess. They had huge market share and started losing money because the market share they had wasn't worth spit. Analysts are supposed to be praising financial success through a good business model and what type of financial success has Android had. So, either Android's monetary returns are hidden or it's merely a poor business model. If you look at Google's share price since Android was released, it doesn't seem any better than before they turned Android loose on the world despite this huge Android growth past Apple's iOS. So, Android does not seem to be doing anything at all for Google, share-wise.
As you said, if this was about the bottom line, Android wouldn't be in the discussion. But Google, being the hype machine that it is, has to continually plant the seeds of the Android myth.
Until the numbers are released what he has to say means nothing. Of course he is going to say the iPhone launch was great.
Second if Android wasn't a major player in the game you poor bastards wouldn't be talking about it all the time.
hahahhah dude, this is Apple, not Sammy that freaking going back and forth with the Galaxy Tab number which is a POS. Nothing can't compete with Apple. Tell me a freaking company on this planet earth that can come close to Apple in technology.
Android = POS that google trying to copy Apple and give it free to all the POS manufactures and you Droidtard thinks it better LMAOL. Wait till you see pop up with ads on your android phone, droidtard. look what google did to youtube with all the freaking ads showing up all the time.
Such as iPad's comprtitor Motorola Xoom loudly trumpeted as having a “1GHz dual-core processor and fully Flash-enabled for video-rich web," But now said that it won't actually have anything of the sort. At launch at least. LOL, so don't get hopes too high until the motorala Xoom or other tablet launch with flash support.
Hmm, I believe Apple could make Flash work if it wanted to, and even work great!
The Androidians will be very disappointed to hear this. LOL.
Until the Thunderbolt is released! (Although I kinda doubt it will top the iPhone)
It's quite difficult for any single Android phone to top the iPhone because there are so many different form factors that Android phones take (low-end, high-end, 3.7", 4.0", 4.3", slabs, slide out keyboards). There's an Android phone to fit pretty much everyone's preferences and that's one of the attractions for people.