I was thinking 100,000 the first day as it is a short evening, followed by 300,000 on Saturday/Sunday and a total of 750,000 for the first week.
The first month should hit 1.5 million with a good 1 million per month thereafter (as people come off their current service plans). Twelve million in the first year would really put Apple in the game in a big way.
I think a better question is "How many iPhones will be in the channels at 6 p.m. this evening?" I'm saying 200,000. I think they'll be sold out everywhere when retail stores close tonight.
The Apple store online will have a 1 to 2-week ship time starting at 7 p.m. PDT.
I don't know how many iPhones Apple will sell but the excitement over the product is surprising me a little. I expected lines in the big metro areas like NY, Chicago, LA and San Fran, but Jacqui Cheng over at Ars is following the crown at the Apple store in Cincy. She's reporting a line of about 100 people. I wouldn't have expected a line at that Apple store. Good for Apple shareholders. We don't want the iPhone to be the PS3 part 2.
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How many iPhones do you think will sell today. the first day they are available?
What about the first week?
It will be available at Apple stores (a couple hundred?) and 1800 AT&T stores and online.
A good, fair question.
In my case (and many others who own stock) - I hope a ton of them
132,013 the first day
707,086 the first week
1.647 million the first month
and a bit over 19 million the first year … if they don't have any issues / problems with the phone.
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The first month should hit 1.5 million with a good 1 million per month thereafter (as people come off their current service plans). Twelve million in the first year would really put Apple in the game in a big way.
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750000 first week
2000000 first month
15000000 first year (assuming no g2 which would raise it)
Answer: All of them.
Dfiler wins! When was the last time Apple ever had enough supply on-hand to meet the initial demand of a hot item?
The Apple store online will have a 1 to 2-week ship time starting at 7 p.m. PDT.