1 millionth iPhone has been sold

I'm a first time cell phone owner and therefore a first time AT&T Mobile user and an early adopter of the iPhone (within a day) AND in love with it. But I don't understand the furor over AT&T. I have yet to hear anyone really honestly rave about any cell phone service. No matter which service my colleagues have they seem to hate it more often than they like it. But their eyes do POP when they see how utterly simple and easy the iPhone is to use. Yes, I let them touch it. Yes, they can find contacts, dial a number, call up a web page, write a note, find a google map - WITHOUT A MANUAL or any instructions from me. That more than overcomes any (seemingly slight) disadvantage AT&T might have in providing signal service IMHO. I have no doubt that the more of us who have one the more friends and associates are going to want one. Our European colleagues in fact are almost beside themselves with envy - which is rare in the mobile phone market since other countries have been pretty much ahead of us. Till now.

The one million milestone for Apple was due in large part to the $200 iPhone price cut, the media circus surrounding the price cut and the fact that no one on planet earth cared about the $50 price cut on Microsoft's Zune digital media player (or at least no one was willing to admit it). Steve Jobs became more popular than both Brittany Spears and Paris Hilton last week. Gratz Stevo! www.iphonesavior.com

Alex, you are probably right - I think I might have had a tiny bit of trouble handing them the phone, I tend to clutch it possessively. I can just let them play...I like the note about "don't delete anything"

Reg, I really appreciate the ideas, I think I'll do better next time. I am really an anomaly here and I am so enthusiastic, I want to be a good advocate.

I'd like to see the whole TX Hill Country carrying iPhones...
Cynthia

@Cynthia,

Depends on the person you're demoing to. Some people go gaga at photos swiping, others really grok you finding their address in Google Maps and switching to satellite view!

Just flicking up and down the phone contacts list then tapping someone to dial (then quickly ending the call) gives them an idea that it's a whole new way of interacting with a phone.

For audio people, turning the iPhone on its side and letting CoverFlow do its stuff often results in dropped jaws if you have a lot of good album art loaded.

The weather widget always brings a smile.

Other people (accountant types) might be impressed by quick & easy stock market updates - especially if you show the dramatic graph the indices make from the result correction.

Organized people like seeing the calendar being tapped and flicked around if you have a lot of appointments.

Any or all of that should make a good one minute demo!

Perhaps this was part of why the price of the iPhone was dropped huh! Nice!

@ #11,
I just hand them the phone and say use it, just don't call anyone or delete anything. And go back to conversing or whatever. They usually can figure it out on their own.

I'm sure this news made Steve Ballmer's latte awfully bitter this morning. His buffoon-like televised rant the day of the iPhone announcement will now be added to his great legacy, along with his Dance, Monkeyboy videos.

Also Microsoft might want to note the difference between "shipped" and "sold." Kudos to Apple for reporting sold units and not take the disingenuous route and report on shipped units. Like Microsoft loves to do.

Haha what a funny picture!!! :D

This is a side note - or side question...
I have just recently been out in public with my phone, and people want to see it. So, how do I best show it to them? ...do I show them the capabilities? Do I jumpt to the internet and do "the pinch" Do I let them write their name on the isketch?

How do YOU share your phone with people?

someone who first computer was a Tandy ex in the mid 80s. The Iphone is truly a wonderful personal computer/phone/ipod..I have had people come up and ask if i can hold it :-)