RSSiPhone Updated, UBS Estimates 800,000 Sold This Quarter
By the Betanews Staff | Published August 21, 2007, 9:30 PM
Apple on Tuesday released its second software update for the popular iPhone, which has seen sales continue to soar even a month after its debut. Unfortunately, the company is providing few details of what's new in the update, citing only "Bug fixes," but we don't doubt users will rush to upgrade.
Meanwhile, the research arm of UBS said in a note Tuesday that it expects Apple to top its estimated sales of 730,000 iPhones this quarter. UBS says that it expects upwards of 800,000 iPhones to be sold in Apple's fiscal fourth quarter. Still, those numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, as some analysts predicted 500,000 iPhone sales in the first weekend when the numbers ended up around 270,000.
As H. L. Mencken once said:"No one ever lost a dime under-estimating the intelligence of the American people".
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|Ummm where is my poopoo brown Zune phone (zPhone?)
It would be funny if Microsoft made one out of spite lol.
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|LOL! Oh, i bet M$ will make a zPhone. Good name as it surely will put people to sleep. zzzzzzzzz.zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz..zzzzzzzzzzzzPhone.
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|iPhone OWNS. PERIOD.
the haters just wish they had one. Dont believe it? Look at the numbers.
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|Anyone know when the iPhone is going to be out in other parts of the world?
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|The MiniOne is supposed to be out by end of Q4.
I'm waiting to see how well those operate to possibly import one.
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|Here come all the clones from the companies with no creative talent or technical ability.
So anyone have any idea when the iPhone is coming out in other parts of the world?
edited:
Just saw this link: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=41841
So in Europe before Christmas maybe October.
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|Here come all the clones from the companies with no creative talent or technical ability.
Hmmm...
They made it faster and gave it more functionality. Yeah, no technical ability there.
Did you read the thing, or just dismiss it as a "cheap, Chinese, lead-filled knockoff"?
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|Where was this device before the iPhone came out?
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|"If you thought the only thing going for the Meizu MiniOne was the fact that it looks like an iPhone, well, you'd be wrong. The recently released specs show that it's actually got a lot of stuff going for it besides its software design.
The MiniOne will have a 533Mhz Samsung processor, 128MB of DDR SDRAM, TFT touchscreen, 720x480 resolution, 3-megapixel back camera, 0.3-megapixel front camera, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, DMB TV Tuner, GPS, video output, AVI/MPEG4/WMV support, and a 4GB to 16GB size.
The best part? It's only going to be about $260 for the 4GB version and $450 for the 16GB version."
Now THAT is a phone to take note of - no doubt about it. Just goes to show that my prediction that phone companies wouldn't hang around and let the iPhone steal the show was spot on. We will see some really interesting phones coming out in the next 12-18mnths, no doubt about it.
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|Wow, the Meizu MiniOne looks great. If it fills a number of the iPhone flaws like, replaceable battery, better phone quality, 3G, voice dail, then I'll certainly buy one.
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|Who gives a flying f*ck?
It's better, hands down. The *only* thing missing is multi-touch zoom.
Making a duplicate knock-off is one thing. Taking an existing product and blowing it away with improvements and features is entirely different.
Get off your fanboy horse for one second and compare the two.
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|"Making a duplicate knock-off is one thing. Taking an existing product and blowing it away with improvements and features is entirely different."
LOL. "blowing it away"? ROFLMAOCOPTER. Are you looking at the same thing i am?
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|I would love to see them try to release this outside of China...Apple will sue their a$$es off for making a blantant copy of the iPhone.
You have to love how pathetic companies like this are...no innovation or engineering talent. All they can do is steal other peoples R&D.
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|Yeah that's like saying when the Biro or Hoover was invented that there was no point in making another. Doh!
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|You are, as usual, blind or stupid. I'm leaning towards the latter.
Did you miss this part:
720x480 resolution, 3-megapixel back camera, 0.3-megapixel front camera, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, DMB TV Tuner, GPS, video output, AVI/MPEG4/WMV support, and a 4GB to 16GB size.
Compare that to the specs of your iPhone, spaz.
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|no innovation
Built in TV Tuner, Two cameras (one for video communicaiton), GPS...
Didn't see those on the iPhone. Must have just overlooked that part.
engineering talent.
You're right. Spanking Apple on this one probably took little to no effort or real "talent" at all. These features should have been in the iPhone. Apparently it was obvious to everyone but Apple.
All they can do is steal other peoples R&D.
blahblahblah... They took an existing design and improved it dramatically. It happens all the time. It's called progress. I suppose no-one should have ever improved on the Model T?
Your complete lack of critical thinking skills provide no end of amusement.
I would love to see them try to release this outside of China...Apple will sue their a$$es off for making a blantant copy of the iPhone.
The *only* parts of the iPhone that could result in a lawsuit would be the interface and multi-touch. Neither of those made their way to the MiniOne.
Thanks for playing, fanboy. Again, compare the specs side-by-side. The MiniOne wins, hands down.
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|A tool calling someone a spaz. Funny. lol
(Sorry couldn't resist). [grins]
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|(Sorry couldn't resist)
I'm sure you couldn't. Must have been an impulsive reaction.
Spaz. ;)
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|"Still, those numbers should be taken with a grain of salt, as some analysts predicted 500,000 iPhone sales in the first weekend when the numbers ended up around 270,000."
According to Apple 270,000 units were sold during first 30 hours, i.e. from 6 p.m. on Friday till Saturday night. This number doesn't include sales on Sunday, 1st of July.
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|I dunno my Palm Treo has been doing what a Iphone does for the last 3 years + 100 other things the Iphone cant. Oh wait.. there is 1 major thing the Iphone has that my phone doesnt... an "I" infront of its name.
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|it's not an "I" it's an "i". :P
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|THe iPhone. So good that they're already selling "refurbished" units at $100 less.
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|That's cause they are smart. Why suffer a product loss when you can push it out the back door and still make a profit.
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|Bug fixes? Wouldn't that imply bugs? I didn't think Apple made products with bugs?
PS: I love my Blackjack. Cheaper. Faster. Better.
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|Apples never have bugs... they have worms! ;)
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|LOL!
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|"chuckles"
...i like that.
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|I "Owned" a Black Jack, glad I don't anymore. Thought it was awesome, ranked up great with my T-mobile Dash, then I got the iphone and thought wow the dash and blackjack are pos's compared to the iphone. Yea so it's got a battery that you can't replace.
BUT HEY
Lets not forget the reasons why Apple has very limited issues with hardware/software.
A) They only certain manufacturers to produce APPLE certified parts so they can make sure they are near 100% perfect to how they designed their OS. Can't say the same about Others.
B) Apple is marketing to the whole, Reality is the whole is pretty stupid compared to most of us. I laugh at the countless phones my friends have ruined cause they bought the cheaper knock off battery or opened them up and did something stupid to the phone on accident.
imo I hate that it's sealed, but just as the three ipods I have owned over the years, I come to say who gives a s***. The batteries my be more expensive but at least they aren't gonna blow up in your pocket like all the other manufacturers. (knock on wood)
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