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Apple: We will meet initial iPhone demand

by Dave Caolo May 10th 2007 at 3:30PM

If you plan to buy an iPhone the moment they become available, don't worry about availability. Apple says they'll have enough to meet the initial demand. After a recent meeting with several Apple execs, USB analyst Ben Reitzes reportedly had this to say:

"...[Apple is] confident the product will ship on time with volumes to meet customer demand."

Steve stated at MWSF 07 that Apple hopes to capture 1% of the mobile phone market - that's approximately 10 million units - within 12 months of the iPhone's introduction. Financial analyst Shebly Seyrafi is projecting that Apple should achieve their goal, and even sell as many as 25 million units by 2009.

Morgan Stanely expects 8 million units to leave shelves in 2007, and has raised their estimates on AAPL on that analysis.

With all of this positive press from both the financial and business world, plus the incessant chatter from future customers, it looks like the iPhone could be huge indeed.

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ZipperSeven

James...I think so...Autoblog and Engadget do it too!

June 05 2007 at 9:40 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
james

Is it a weblogs inc. corporate policy to make sure every post has atleast one link that points uselessly back to a category instead of an actual article???

May 12 2007 at 3:36 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
gary

i for one will be one of those sitting in a chair at midnite waiting for the store to open the first day they are available. please let the rumors be true that the official release date is announced 6/11. i hope they go on sale 6/12.

May 11 2007 at 8:14 AM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Chris

Gotta backup, Wisconsin. Jobs stated 10M through 2008 during the MW keynote.

May 10 2007 at 6:37 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Stiv

Bah! Sounds similar to what Nintendo said about the Wii when it first came out ("You'll be able to walk right into the store and buy one"). Heck, we couldn't get MacBooks here in Austin the first few weeks after they were released. I'll believe it when I see it.

May 10 2007 at 6:07 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Ruben

i think you meant UBS Analyst Dave. I doubt my USB needs an analyst. :)

May 10 2007 at 3:42 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Wisconsin

Not 10 million units within 12 months of the iPhone's introduction, but 10 million units by the end of 2008, so within 18 months.

May 10 2007 at 3:38 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
Nick

Don't you mean UBS?

May 10 2007 at 3:35 PM Report abuse rate up rate down Reply
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