“The demand for the new iPhones has been incredible, and
while we've sold out of our initial supply of iPhone 5S, stores continue to
receive new iPhone shipments regularly. We appreciate everyone's patience and
are working hard to build enough new iPhones for everyone”
Apple CEO Tim Cook
statement on Monday September 24 2013 on Apple's Record Breaking Sales Figures
for the Apple iPhone 5S and Apple iPhone 5C over the weekend
Apple has surprised everyone, even the doubters, with
the sales numbers of the Apple iPhone 5S and the 5C over the weekend dates of
Saturday September 21st 2013 to Sunday September 22nd 2013 in excess
of nine (9) million Units sold as stated in the article “Yowza!
Apple sells 9M iPhone 5S, 5C units in first weekend”, published September
23, 2013 5:35 AM PDT by Don Reisinger, CNET News.
This after the customary long lines formed in front of
all the stores all across the US of A as well as at stores in the various
Developed World Countries inclusive of China on a Weekend that was set for
Blackberry to launch their Free Google Android and Apple iPhone versions of BBM
(Blackberry Messenger) as chronicled in my blog article
entitled “Blackberry
launched free BBM App for Apple iPhone and Android smartphones - First true
Mobile Social Network is Bob Marley Could You Be loved against WhatsApp”!
Go Apple!! #Woot
The sales figures not only broke previous records for
Weekend sales set by previous Apple iPhone launches, but they’ve now run out of
the Apple iPhone 5S supplies across the US of A, Analyst Localytics suggests
that the Apple iPhone 5C was outsold by the Apple iPhone 5S 3 to 1 on Monday
September 23rd 2013 and thus may have may not have done so well as
stated in “iPhone
5S activations more than triple those of 5C, says report”, published
September 23, 2013 5:09 AM PDT by Lance Whitney, CNET
News.
Either that or Gold must really be a hot colour, being
as it appears that early reports suggested that Apple iPhone 5S shortages was
really related to the Gold Coloured Apple iPhone!
Go Apple!! #Woot
Apple also set a another record: 200 million devices
have upgraded to iOS 7, making it the
fastest smartphone OS upgrade in History as was suspected by analyst Chikita, a
advertising and Web Firm in the article “Despite
hiccups, early iOS 7 adoption appears brisk”, Published September 19, 2013
9:52 AM PDT by Josh Lowensohn, CNET News.
The new Apple iPhone 5S came in Silver, Space Grey and
the very much coveted Gold and the Apple iPhone 5C came in Blue, Green, Yellow,
Red and White as stated in my blog article
entitled “Apple
has launched the Apple iPhone 5S and 5C on Tuesday September 10th 2013 - Apple
iPhone Strategy is to Go Global to beat Samsung”!
Many naysayers predicted doom and gloom for this
strategy, likening it to those used by other smartphone makers who’ve long gone
colour for their smartphones yet couldn’t achieve any increase in sales
numbers. Many, too, lamented Apple use of plastic, which Apple refers to as
poly-carbonate on the Apple iPhone 5S, thinking it ill-advised and un-Apple
like!
They’ve all been put to rest with these sales figures
which not only beat Wall Street Expectations but even Apple’s own sales
expectations forcing them to significantly increase their estimates as stated
in the article “iPhone
sales record bolsters Apple's quarterly estimates”, published September 23,
2013 9:12 AM PDT by Josh Lowensohn, CNET News.
According to Apple, quote: “Apple expects total company
revenue for the fourth fiscal quarter to be near the high end of the previously
provided range of $34 billion to $37 billion, and expects gross margin to be
near the high end of the previously provided range of 36 percent to 37
percent”.
That’s a lot of Gold iPhones being sold that they should
run out of Stock altogether. Apple iPhone 5C sales will eventually pick up, as
more people purchase the poly-carbonate Apple iPhone 5C in its Joseph’s coat of
5 Baker’s colours as explained in “Breaking
the Bread Code: How to Get the Freshest Loaf”, published 21 February 2011
by Paul Michael, WiseBread and realize its build quality is as good as that of its metallic
counterpart, the Apple iPhone 5S!
It’ll be some time before more phone specific stats are
forthcoming relating to the sales numbers of the Apple iPhone 5S and the Apple
iPhone 5C broken down by colour and region of the world as well as which
Telecom Provider got activations for which iPhone. Demographic information on
the customers buying each type of Apple iPhone would also be of interest, as
I’d love to know who like the changes most, men or women!
Initial stats coming from analysts Localytics indicates
that they were thrice as many Apple Phone 5S activations as there were Apple
iPhone 5C activations and Telecom Provider AT &T seemed to be the popular
choice among iPhone buyers as stated in “iPhone
5S activations more than triple those of 5C, says report”, September 23,
2013 5:09 AM PDT by Lance Whitney, CNET News.
For now, the analysts have to be satisfied with what has been Apple greatest
Record Breaking Sales Weekend Ever.
Can’t wait for the launch date for their other major
product, the Apple iPad, to be announced!
Early indications are that the Apple iPad is also set to
get a similar colour scheme for the 9.7” version (Silver, Space Grey and Gold)
and the 7.9” versions (Blue, Green, Yellow, Red and White) Tablet as stated by
Australian Blogger Sonny Dickson in the article “Alleged
images show iPad 5 in silver, space gray” published September 25, 2013 5:18
AM PDT by Lance Whitney, CNET News!
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