Apple sells 1.7 million iPhone 4s in first three days
Apple Inc. said yesterday that it sold more than 1.7 million of its new iPhones in its first three days, shattering the previous record for sales of the popular smart phone.
Sales of the iPhone 4 beat demand for last year's iPhone 3GS, which sold 1 million in the same time period.
"This is the most successful product launch in Apple's history," Chief Executive Steve Jobs said in a statement. "Even so, we apologize to those customers who were turned away because we did not have enough supply."
Many stores ran out of the phone when it went on sale last Thursday, as hundreds of thousands of people across the country waited in long lines that have become a tradition for Apple fanboys.
The record sales came despite controversy over the device, which boasts the newest update to Apple's operating system — iOS 4 — and the iPhone 4-to-iPhone 4 video chatting feature, FaceTime.
The new device has also debuted in France, Japan, Germany and Britain and is scheduled to be for sale in 88 countries by September.
Sales of the iPhone 4 beat demand for last year's iPhone 3GS, which sold 1 million in the same time period."This is the most successful product launch in Apple's history," Chief Executive Steve Jobs said in a statement. "Even so, we apologize to those customers who were turned away because we did not have enough supply."
Many stores ran out of the phone when it went on sale last Thursday, as hundreds of thousands of people across the country waited in long lines that have become a tradition for Apple fanboys.
The record sales came despite controversy over the device, which boasts the newest update to Apple's operating system — iOS 4 — and the iPhone 4-to-iPhone 4 video chatting feature, FaceTime.
The new device has also debuted in France, Japan, Germany and Britain and is scheduled to be for sale in 88 countries by September.
(Via LAT)
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