iFail 5 ??

petermillard · 09-17-2012, 03:16 PM

OK, if no-one else is going to post it:-

"iPhone 5 sets a sales record; 2 million pre-orders in 24 hours" source

So yeah, almost 1400 a minute over 24 hours - I wonder how many they sold over the opening weekend??

I'm sure we'll find out soon enough.

Graham · 09-17-2012, 03:31 PM

Wow. Impressive.

However, I don't think any commentator, regardless of their opinion of the phone, didn't think it was going to sell in massive amounts, particularly to those ready for an upgrade from the 3G and the 4 coming to the end of their 2 year contracts.

Graham

jocampo · 09-17-2012, 03:36 PM

I can't explain ... Specially when that phone, it's still the same thing but bigger, hahahaha ...

Love my iPad, but I still believe there are better phones out there.

But again, impressive sales numbers.

afv011 · 09-17-2012, 03:42 PM

So, everybody and their dog knew it would sell millions on the first weekend, yet, apple didn't manufacture enough to cover initial demand - or did they?

Kumabjorn · 09-17-2012, 03:49 PM

That has to be some kind of all time sales record regardless of category. If the price is $500 a piece that is one friggin billion in 24 hours. That is outside even Harry Potter's realm.

pidgeon92 · 09-17-2012, 03:52 PM

Not $500 each. I ordered the most expensive model at $399. The least expensive new model is $199.

Kumabjorn · 09-17-2012, 03:53 PM

But that is the subsidized price from an operator, no?

JoHunt · 09-17-2012, 03:55 PM

And they're already lining up at the Apple store in New York 5 days before release

http://news.yahoo.com/iphone-5-line-...163525381.html

darksaber35 · 09-17-2012, 04:09 PM

Nothing but a mob of consumer zombies who need apple products to make themselves feel good inside, i think it's rather sad.

Would most normal people stand out side a shop for 5 days stait just to buy a phone ?i and all my freinds in a large number of different countries certainly would not
I feel pity for any person that would go that far to buy a brand product no matter who make it - apple ,samsung,asus ect ect

ucfgrad93 · 09-17-2012, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by darksaber35

Nothing but a mob of consumer zombies who need apple products to make themselves feel good inside, i think it's rather sad.

No, what is sad is your post. I guess no one ever buys the iPhone because it best fits their needs. They are all just a bunch of lemmings, right?

murraypaul · 09-17-2012, 04:18 PM

You get lines of sad los^H^H^Hconsumers for things like console launches too.
Even for such ... dedicated ... fans, more than a week beforehand is just ridiculous. Clearly these people have neither jobs nor lives.
A much more sensible scheme emerged for the PS3 launch in Japan, where people too well-off to want to camp out all night paid homeless people to stand in line for them

darksaber35 · 09-17-2012, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by ucfgrad93

No, what is sad is your post. I guess no one ever buys the iPhone because it best fits their needs. They are all just a bunch of lemmings, right?

My mistake , these people are modern day heroes who EVERY BODY should look up to and emulate

The very fact that any one is willing AND HAS THE TIME to stand out side in the streets just to buy a product plainly ADVERTISES the fact that these people have little to NO life.

Can many of the people here take 5 days off work and live in streets OR WANT TO ?

I for one have a business to run that stretches 6000 miles from the UK to China and taking 5 days off to buy a mobile would be a insane thing to do as well as uncomfortable.

Graham · 09-17-2012, 04:36 PM

Not ordinary consumers:

Quote:

Each of the people on line Sunday were reportedly there on business of some sort, however, promoting their companies or even their band, as was the case with a pair of cousins who lined up on Sunday. Hazem Sayed and his marketing head Sage were the first to line up outside the Apple Store at 8:00 a.m. last Thursday, eight days before the iPhone is set to launch on September 21st.

Quite clever, really.

Graham

tubemonkey · 09-17-2012, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pidgeon92

Not $500 each. I ordered the most expensive model at $399. The least expensive new model is $199.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kumabjorn

But that is the subsidized price from an operator, no?

Yep, that's the subsidized price.

The real question is - what do the phone companies pay Apple for each phone?

murraypaul · 09-17-2012, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Graham

Quite clever, really.

I guess they know the media are just waiting to print 'people queuing for iPhone' stories, so just by turning up they guarantee some exposure.

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petermillard Evangelist Posts: 496 Karma: 2384998 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: London, UK Device: iPad, iPhone, K3 & Amazon - between them they cover my needs.	iFail 5 ?? OK, if no-one else is going to post it:- "iPhone 5 sets a sales record; 2 million pre-orders in 24 hours" source So yeah, almost 1400 a minute over 24 hours - I wonder how many they sold over the opening weekend?? I'm sure we'll find out soon enough.

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darksaber35 Banned Posts: 190 Karma: 4001356 Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: ENGLAND - HONG KONG Device: a dead as PARROT Kindle keyboard 3G,NEXUS 7 and Proud Of It	Nothing but a mob of consumer zombies who need apple products to make themselves feel good inside, i think it's rather sad. Would most normal people stand out side a shop for 5 days stait just to buy a phone ?i and all my freinds in a large number of different countries certainly would not I feel pity for any person that would go that far to buy a brand product no matter who make it - apple ,samsung,asus ect ect Last edited by darksaber35; 09-17-2012 at 04:17 PM.

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09-17-2012, 03:31 PM	#2
Graham Wizard Posts: 2,743 Karma: 32912427 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: North Yorkshire, UK Device: Kobo H20, Pixel 2, Samsung Chromebook Plus	Wow. Impressive. However, I don't think any commentator, regardless of their opinion of the phone, didn't think it was going to sell in massive amounts, particularly to those ready for an upgrade from the 3G and the 4 coming to the end of their 2 year contracts. Graham

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jocampo Layback feline Posts: 3,034 Karma: 6980745 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: USA Device: Oasis 2nd gen, Sony DPTS1, iPad Pro 10.5"	I can't explain ... Specially when that phone, it's still the same thing but bigger, hahahaha ... Love my iPad, but I still believe there are better phones out there. But again, impressive sales numbers.

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afv011 Captain Penguin Posts: 2,947 Karma: 2077653593 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Device: Kobo Libra 2, Nook Glowlight	So, everybody and their dog knew it would sell millions on the first weekend, yet, apple didn't manufacture enough to cover initial demand - or did they?

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Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	That has to be some kind of all time sales record regardless of category. If the price is $500 a piece that is one friggin billion in 24 hours. That is outside even Harry Potter's realm.

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pidgeon92 Wizard Posts: 3,144 Karma: 8426142 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Chicago, IL Device: Kindle PW2, Kindle Voyage, Kindle DXG, Boox M90, Kobo Aura HD	Not $500 each. I ordered the most expensive model at $399. The least expensive new model is $199.

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Kumabjorn Basculocolpic Posts: 4,356 Karma: 20181319 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Sweden Device: Kindle 3 WiFi, Kindle 4SO, Kindle for Android, Sony PRS-350 and PRS-T1	But that is the subsidized price from an operator, no?

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JoHunt I am what I am Posts: 6,625 Karma: 62235665 Join Date: Sep 2011 Device: iPad3, Voyage	And they're already lining up at the Apple store in New York 5 days before release http://news.yahoo.com/iphone-5-line-...163525381.html

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murraypaul Interested Bystander Posts: 3,725 Karma: 19728152 Join Date: Jun 2008 Device: Note 4, Kobo One	You get lines of sad los^H^H^Hconsumers for things like console launches too. Even for such ... dedicated ... fans, more than a week beforehand is just ridiculous. Clearly these people have neither jobs nor lives. A much more sensible scheme emerged for the PS3 launch in Japan, where people too well-off to want to camp out all night paid homeless people to stand in line for them

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